# NTSB MIA66F0248: Temco D-16, N107N, Merritt Is, FL, September 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1965
- Place: Merritt Is, FL · MERRITT IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2693  65/9/25    MERRITT IS FLA      TEMCO D-16          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1810
        TIME - 1015                    N107N               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL BREVARD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR FORK FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N107N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107N), registered now, S/N TN-4 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEMCO D-16
- Registry model: [Riley D-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/riley-d-16) (registry code 9230610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central Brevard

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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