# NTSB MKC70F0153: Rose A-M A-1, N18252, Ottumwa, IA, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Ottumwa, IA · OTTUMWA, IA
- Location: 41.0223° N, 92.4233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottumwa, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0223&lon=-92.4233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0153

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2487  69/8/30    OTTUMWA,IOWA        MEYERS OTW          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4010
        TIME - 1630                    N26487              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA INDUSTRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTUMWA,IOWA                OTTUMWA,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- N26487 STRUCK REAR OF N18252. ANTIQUE FLY-IN. TRAFFIC CNTRL WAS BY FLAGMAN.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2487  69/8/30    OTTUMWA,IOWA        ROSE A-M A-1        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 400
        TIME - 1630                    N18252              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTUMWA INDUSTRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTTUMWA,IOWA                OTTUMWA,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- N26487 STRUCK REAR OF N18252. ANTIQUE FLY-IN. TRAFFIC CNTRL WAS BY FLAGMAN.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N18252](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18252), registered now, S/N 107, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROSE A-M A-1
- Registry model: [Rose PARRAKEET A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/rose-parrakeet-a-1) (registry code 7710102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottumwa Industria

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N26487](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26487), registered now, S/N 40, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS OTW
- Registry model: [Meyers OTW-145](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-145) (registry code 5650206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottumwa Industria

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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