# NTSB MIA66D0488: Temco D-16A, N717F, Jackson, MS, March 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1966
- Place: Jackson, MS · JACKSON, MS
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0641  66/3/16    JACKSON MISS        TEMCO D-16A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 248
        TIME - 1332                    N717F               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWKINS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR COLLAR ATTACHING RETRACT RODS FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N717F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717F-2019-02-01), registration cancelled 2019-02-01, S/N TTN-76, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO D-16A
- Registry model: [Temco D-16A](https://openairdocs.org/model/temco-d-16a) (registry code 9230604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (registry code 41510, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawkins

## Other investigations on N717F (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 MIA69F0330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0330), Jan 31, 1969: Twin Navion D-16A (N717F), Cookeville, TN, 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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