# NTSB FTW72AF038: Lockheed 18, N10P, Hobart, OK, December 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1971
- Place: Hobart, OK · HOBART, OK
- Location: 35.0246° N, 99.0876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0246&lon=-99.0876&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72AF038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10P-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 2546, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18) (registry code 5261602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright 1820F56](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820f56) (registry code 67024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hobart

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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