LAX67F0453

NTSB accident investigation · Howard DGA-15 · Phoenix, AZ · May 16, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 16, 1967
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N22424Howard DGA-15
Status
Completed · report September 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116401

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1632  67/5/16    PHOENIX,ARIZ        HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N22424              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 45, 3700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL LOCK OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY DUE DIRTY PIN.AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH TAILWHEEL UNLOCKED.

Aircraft

Registration
N22424
Reported as
Howard DGA-15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deer Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.