# NTSB LAX71DVA47: Siai-Marche S-205, N970WA, Bakersfield, CA, December 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1970
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DVA47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DVA47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4386   70/12/5   BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   SIAI-MARCHE S-205   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 3050
        TIME - 2005                    N970WA              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD AIRPK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PACOIMA,CALIF               BAKERSFIELD,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- LDG GR EYE BOLT JOINT STIFF,GR DID NOT EXTD FULLY.MFG ADVSD GREASE FITTING AT JOINT.FIX NOT C/W.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N970WA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970WA), registered now, S/N 379, 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: Bakersfield Airpk

## Other investigations on N970WA (1)

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 LAX69F0076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0076), Aug 8, 1968: Siai-Marche S205 (N970WA), Santee, CA, 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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