# NTSB MKC65A0069: Lockheed L-18, N42LZ, Springfield, MO, May 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1965
- Place: Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0560  65/5/27  NR.SPRINGFIELD MO     LOCKHEED L-18       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1406                    N42LZ               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 50, 12000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- TOP RIGHT RUDDER HINGE PIN FAILED, TOP PART OF RUDDER AND STABILIZER SEPERATED-HINGE PIN LOST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N42LZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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