# NTSB MIA70DLD05: N.American AT6-D, N7467C, Vero Beach, FL, February 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1970
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70DLD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70DLD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1118  70/2/28    VERO BEACH,FLA      N.AMERICAN AT6-D    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0946                    N7467C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 8594 TOTAL HOURS, 142
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERO BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- L GR DOWN-LOCK PIN RUSTY. ACFT SELDOM USED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7467C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7467C-1971-06-28), registration cancelled 1971-06-28, S/N 121-41912 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN AT6-D
- Registry model: [North American AT-6D](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (registry code 6400416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vero Beach

## Other investigations on N7467C (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 MIA71AM086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM086), Apr 5, 1971: N.American AT-6D (N7467C), Grant, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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