FTW72AF038

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 18 · Hobart, OK · December 22, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 22, 1971
Place
Hobart, OK · HOBART, OK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10PLockheed 18
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164767

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4526  71/12/22   HOBART,OKLA         LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 15000
        TIME - 0223                    N10P                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 650 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOS,N MEX                  OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR MALFUNCTIONED. GR NOT LOCKED DWN. INVEST SHOWED GR POS IND AND LTS WERE FUNCTIONAL

Aircraft

Registration
N10P
Reported as
Lockheed 18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hobart

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.