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NTSB accident investigation · Howard DGA15P · Deridder, LA · September 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 20, 1964
Place
Deridder, LA · DERIDDER, LA
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N65595Howard DGA15P
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181233

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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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3-2971  64/9/20    DERIDDER LA         HOWARD DGA15P       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N65595              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            AGE 35, 915 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            115 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAUREGARD PARISH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR ATTACH FITTING FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N65595
Reported as
Howard DGA15P
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Beauregard Parish

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.