NYC66F0291

NTSB accident investigation · Howard DGA-15 · Manville, NJ · October 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1965
Place
Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9926HHoward DGA-15
Status
Completed · report November 23, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175781

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2981  65/10/15   MANVILLE NJ         HOWARD DGA-15       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 470
        TIME - 1700                    N9926H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9926H
Reported as
Howard DGA-15
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kupper

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.