MIA69R0004

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 18 · Freeport, Burkina Faso · December 12, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 12, 1968
Place
Freeport, Burkina Faso · FREEPORT, Bahamas
Injuries
11 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60GLockheed 18
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191438

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0031  68/12/12   FREEPORT,BAHAMAS    LOCKHEED 18         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1790
        TIME - 0941                    N60G                PX-  0  0  9  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 477 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF BRITISH WEST INDIES GOVT.

Aircraft

Registration
N60G
Reported as
Lockheed 18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Freeport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.