# NTSB NYC72AN116: Volpar E18S, N60K, Hickory, NC, March 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1972
- Place: Hickory, NC · HICKORY, NC
- Location: 35.7332° N, 81.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hickory, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7332&lon=-81.3412&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0122  72/3/20    HICKORY,NC          VOLPAR E18S         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N60K                PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 4265 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HICKORY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLOTTE,NC                HICKORY,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- TOP BRACE ASSY P/N404-188406 SEPD TOP,BOTTOM WELD AREA.5HRS SINCE 100HR ANNL.SERV BULLETIN 11 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N60K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLPAR E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hickory

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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