OAK77DVW10

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 18-56 · Lone Pine, CA · May 20, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1977
Place
Lone Pine, CA · LONE PINE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N20GYLockheed 18-56
Status
Completed · report June 16, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770520011819A
Case key
152405

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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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3-0820  77/5/20  NR.LONE PINE,CA       LOCKHEED 18-56      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N20GY               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ENGAGED IN FLYING CONTRABAND INTO USA. INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N20GY
Reported as
Lockheed 18-56
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.