# NTSB FTW72FRG20: N.American NA-265, N73G, Stonewall, TX, August 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1971
- Place: Stonewall, TX · STONEWALL, TX
- Location: 30.2536° N, 98.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stonewall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2536&lon=-98.6609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3798  71/8/28    STONEWALL,TEX       N.AMERICAN NA-265   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N73G                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 53, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LBJ RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONEWALL,TEX               HOUSTON,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R NOSE GR TIRE FAILED ON T/O FROM 60 FT WIDE RWY. HIT FENCE AND IRRIGATION PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N73G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN NA-265
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lbj Ranch

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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