- Date
- November 2, 1973
- Place
- Eastland, TX · EASTLAND, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N984ELockheed 18
- Status
- Completed · report January 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731102038899A
- Case key
- 187952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3628 73/11/2 EASTLAND,TEX LOCKHEED 18 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 12500 TIME - 1000 N984E PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTLAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX EASTLAND,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- L MLG TIRE BLOWOUT DURNG LNDG ROLL-49 HRS TOT TIME ON RECAPPED TIRE.FAILED FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N984E
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eastland Muni
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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.