# NTSB IAD70FHD29: Termite Smith, N59322, Middletown, DE, May 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1970
- Place: Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
- Location: 39.4417° N, 75.7174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4417&lon=-75.7174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FHD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FHD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0496  70/5/23    MIDDLETOWN,DEL      TERMITE SMITH       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 447
        TIME - 1700                    N59322              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEVENSVILLE,MD             MIDDLETOWN,DEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT WELD AREAS IN INNER LDG GR LEGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59322](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59322-1974-10-18), registration cancelled 1974-10-18, S/N RS-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TERMITE SMITH
- Registry model: [Smith Termite SPENCER](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-termite-spencer) (registry code 89102K8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summit Airpark

## Other investigations on N59322 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC74DCQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCQ13), Sep 6, 1973: Smith Trmite (N59322), Goodland, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68F0184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0184), Mar 25, 1968: Termite SL (N59322), Middletown, DE, 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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