# NTSB NYC62A0067: Armstrong AW650, N6501R, Wilmington, DE, July 2, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1962
- Place: Wilmington, DE · WILMINGTON, DE
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119196
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC62A0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC62A0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0022   62/7/2    WILMINGTON,DEL      ARMSTRONG AW650     CR-  0  0  6  TRAINING                  CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2008                    N6501R              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, 5000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR WILMINGTON
        OPERATOR - CAPITOL AIRWAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,DEL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE OF R LDG GR LOWER DRAG STRUT FITTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6501R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6501R-1963-02-15), registration cancelled 1963-02-15, S/N 6659 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG AW650
- Registry model: [Armstrong Whitworth ARGOSY AW650 SER 101](https://openairdocs.org/model/armstrong-whitworth-argosy-aw650-ser-101) (registry code 0820122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Wilmington

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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