# NTSB MIA68A0050: Lockheed 18, N24A, Ft Lauderdale, FL, November 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1967
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 12 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113137
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1197  67/11/25   FT LAUDERDALE,FLA   LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 20378
        TIME - 1135                    N24A                PX-  0  0 10  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT LAUDERDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FAILED MAIN BEARING,RT ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24A-1976-06-03), registration cancelled 1976-06-03, S/N 2073 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 18
- Registry model: [Lockheed 18-56](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-18-56) (registry code 5261642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale

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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