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NTSB accident investigation · Siai-Marche S20522 · Atlantic City, NJ · April 1, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1972
Place
Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N736WSiai-Marche S20522
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165680

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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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3-0856   72/4/1    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    SIAI-MARCHE S20522  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 275
        TIME - 1530                    N736W               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMONA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURLINGTON,NJ               ATLANTIC CITY,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
        REMARKS- LMG FAILED TO LOCK DOWN FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.

Aircraft

Registration
N736W
Reported as
Siai-Marche S20522
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pomona

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.