# NTSB IAD74DLT03: Oldfield GT.LKS, N962, Tiptonville, TN, July 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1973
- Place: Tiptonville, TN · TIPTONVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.3761° N, 89.4753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiptonville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3761&lon=-89.4753&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2691  73/7/24    TIPTONVILLE,TENN    OLDFIELD GT.LKS     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 413
        TIME - 1630                    N962                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOOCH AIRFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIPTONVILLE,TENN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LANDED LONG TURNED INTO COTTON PATCH TO AVOID DITCH AT END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N962 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: OLDFIELD GT.LKS
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gooch Airfield

## 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 19730724020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730724020479A), Jul 24, 1973: Grtlks 2T1MENASCO, Tiptonville, TN, Substantial damage. Landed long turned into cotton patch to avoid ditch at end of runway.

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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