# NTSB MIA73AM093: Lockheed L-382G, N11ST, Pensacola, FL, March 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1973
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0006  73/3/17    PENSACOLA,FLA       LOCKHEED L-382G     CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1645                    N11ST               PX-  0  0  0                            47, 18500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS PENSACOLA
        OPERATOR - SATURN AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILMINGTON,DEL              DALLAS,TEX                   JACKSONVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- STRESS CORROSION-NOSE GR CYLINDER.PITS NOT REMOVED IAW SERV BULLETIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N11ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-382G
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas Pensacola

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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