- Date
- March 17, 1973
- Place
- Lake Dallas, TX · LAKE DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N91683Navion A
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730317006189A
- Case key
- 170438
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0544 73/3/17 LAKE DALLAS,TEX NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 2577 TIME - 1330 N91683 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEVIEW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT WORTH,TEX EUFAULA,OKLA LAKE DALLAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED REMARKS- PLT UNLOCKED GEAR TO CK UP LATCHES.FAILED TO LOCK GEAR PRIOR TO ENG START.NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91683
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeview
N91683Registered now · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E185 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.