NYC73AN052

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed Howard · Philadelphia, PA · October 15, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 15, 1972
Place
Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N361MCLockheed Howard
Status
Completed · report March 19, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168891

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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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3-3489  72/10/15   PHILADELPHIA,PA     LOCKHEED HOWARD     CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1127                    N361MC              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 50, 3768 TOTAL HOURS, 68
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILA.INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CREW MEMBER RETRACTED GR. L WG TANK RUPTURED.

Aircraft

Registration
N361MC
Reported as
Lockheed Howard
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Phila.Intl

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.