- Date
- May 20, 1969
- Place
- Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7273CLockheed PV-2
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172558
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3056 69/5/20 MACON,GA LOCKHEED PV-2 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2000 TIME - 1020 N7273C PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MACON,GA MACON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 500 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- R GR BRAKE ASSY CASTING FAILED.TIME IN SERVICE UNK.STRUCK 2 BEECH 18S AND PIPER AZTEC.SUBSTL DMGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7273C
- Reported as
- Lockheed PV-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilson
N7273CRegistered now · Lockheed PV-2Airframe modelLockheed PV-2Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 series
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