# NTSB FTW77FPA10: Howard 500, N303L, Dallas, TX, April 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1977
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157642
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0517   77/4/1    DALLAS,TX           HOWARD 500          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1627                    N303L               PX-  0  0  3  DUAL                      59, 13525 TOTAL HOURS, 26
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WACO,TX                     DALLAS,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N303L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N303L-1980-10-08), registration cancelled 1980-10-08, S/N 500-107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD 500
- Registry model: [Howard 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-500) (registry code 05620L5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Love Field

## 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 19770401006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770401006419A), Apr 1, 1977: Deehow 500HOWARD, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage

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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