# NTSB NYC67A0047: Lockheed 14N, N18138, Medford, NJ, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0906  66/9/17    MEDFORD NJ          LOCKHEED 14N        CR-  0  0  4  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6360
        TIME - 1456                    N18138              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 224 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING W RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELECTRONIC TEST PROJECT FLIGHT. ACFT BEING OPERATED AT AN AUTHORIZED OVERWEIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N18138](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18138-1970-09-04), registration cancelled 1970-09-04, S/N 1416, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 14N
- Registry model: [Lockheed 14-N3](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-14-n3) (registry code 5261510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying W Ranch

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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