# NTSB MKC75DCD24: Lockheed 12A, N18137, Osage, IA, November 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1974
- Place: Osage, IA · OSAGE, IA
- Location: 43.2827° N, 92.8113° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2827&lon=-92.8113&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143094
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3625  74/11/21   OSAGE,IOWA          LOCKHEED 12A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 658
        TIME - 1700                    N18137              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 109 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OSAGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IOWA FALLS,IOWA             OSAGE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
        REMARKS- DRG L TURN IN PARKING AREA TAILWHEEL STRUCK TAXI LGT & DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18137](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18137), registered now, S/N 1229, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 12A
- Registry model: [Lockheed 12A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-12a) (registry code 5261402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Osage Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741121038029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741121038029A), Nov 21, 1974: Lkheed 12A, Osage, IA, Substantial damage. Drg l turn in parking area tailwheel struck taxi lgt & drainage ditch.

## Other investigations on N18137 (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 CHI71FGD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGD30), Jul 6, 1970: Lockheed 12A (N18137), Toledo, OH, 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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