# NTSB FTW73DPD27: Navion A, N91683, Lake Dallas, TX, March 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Lake Dallas, TX · LAKE DALLAS, TX
- Location: 33.1278° N, 97.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Dallas, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1278&lon=-97.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DPD27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD27

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91683), registered now, S/N NAV-4-427, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION A
- Registry model: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lakeview

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730317006189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730317006189A), Mar 17, 1973: Navion NAVION*, Lake Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Plt unlocked gear to ck up latches. Failed to lock gear prior to eng start. Nose gear collapsed.

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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