# NTSB FTW74FPM20: Goodyear LRS1, N5248N, Tulsa, OK, March 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1974
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FPM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0250   74/3/3    TULSA,OKLA          GOODYEAR LRS1       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 746
        TIME - 1645                    N5248N              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY YOUNG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT ON FIRST FLT IN HOMEBUILT HI PERF ACFT-PLT NOT EXPERIENCED IN FLT TESTING ACFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5248N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5248N-1974-03-11), registration cancelled 1974-03-11, S/N BRS-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GOODYEAR LRS1
- Registry model: [Smedley Bobby R L R S -3](https://openairdocs.org/model/smedley-bobby-r-l-r-s-3) (registry code 05631GT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Harvey Young

## 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 19740303004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740303004669A), Mar 3, 1974: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Tulsa, OK, Destroyed. Plt on first flt in homebuilt hi perf acft-plt not experienced in flt testing acft

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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