# NTSB LAX73OL014: Lockheed 1049G, N173W, Casey, Canada, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Casey, Canada · CASEY,QUEBEC,CAN, CD
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73OL014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0019   73/6/9    CASEY,QUEBEC,CAN    LOCKHEED 1049G      CR-  3  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N173W               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        51, 6050 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASEY,QUEBEC,CAN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N173W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173W-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 4674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049G
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049G](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049g) (registry code 5262119) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Casey

## Other investigations on N173W (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 UNK66X0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0137), Apr 19, 1966: Lockheed 1049H (N173W), Kadena Ab Okinawa, JA, no 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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