# NTSB IAD74FLQ04: Siai-Marche S.205, N986WA, Bardstown, KY, August 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Bardstown, KY · BARDSTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.8177° N, 85.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bardstown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8177&lon=-85.4553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2521  73/8/19    BARDSTOWN,KY        SIAI-MARCHE S.205   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 34,
        TIME - 1520                    N986WA              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1267 TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAMUELS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               BARDSTOWN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTROL ROD BENT PREVENTING NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM LOCKING IN DOWN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N986WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986WA), registered now, S/N 386, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHE S.205
- Registry model: [Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R](https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (registry code 8120412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V 350 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (registry code 27043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Samuels 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 19730819028139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819028139A), Aug 19, 1973: Mrchti S20522R, Bardstown, KY, Substantial damage. Nose landing gear control rod bent preventing nose landing gear from locking in down position.

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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