# NTSB LAX78DUJ37: N American AT-6A, N96281, Mesa, AZ, March 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0466   78/3/7    MESA,AZ             N AMERICAN AT-6A    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 364
        TIME - 1430                    N96281              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,AZ                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96281](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96281), registered now, S/N 3832, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N AMERICAN AT-6A
- Registry model: [North American HARVARD II A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-harvard-ii-a) (registry code 6400399) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon 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 19780307004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307004399A), Mar 7, 1978: Namer AT6, Mesa, AZ, 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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