# NTSB FTW74AF054: Howard Aero 500, N86W, Big Spring, TX, January 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1974
- Place: Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Location: 32.2383° N, 101.4857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2383&lon=-101.4857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0145  74/1/10    BIG SPRING,TEX      HOWARD AERO 500     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N86W                PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 55, 11421 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            733 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDLAND,TEX                 BIG SPRING,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH GR WARNING LTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N86W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD AERO 500
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howard County

## 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 19740110000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740110000949A), Jan 10, 1974: Amd FALCON, Big Spring, TX, Substantial damage. Acft not equipped with gr warning lts.

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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