UNK65X0415

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 18-56 · San Antonio, TX · October 24, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 24, 1964
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6012Lockheed 18-56
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181825

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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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2-0901  64/10/24   SAN ANTONIO TEX     LOCKHEED 18-56      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1832                    N6012               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 1000
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- MALFUNCTION OF GEAR LEVER DOWN LOCKING SOLENOID AND WEAK GEAR DOWNLOLK PIN SPRING

Aircraft

Registration
N6012
Reported as
Lockheed 18-56
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Antonio 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.