NYC70F0177

NTSB accident investigation · Midget II 1-A · Langhorne, PA · October 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1969
Place
Langhorne, PA · LANGHORNE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7191Midget II 1-A
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152571

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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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3-4197  69/10/12   LANGHORNE,PA        MIDGET II 1-A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N7191               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  45, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, 2
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUEHL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANGHORNE,PA                LANGHORNE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK 4 INCH RWY LIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7191
Reported as
Midget II 1-A
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Buehl

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.