# NTSB UNK66X0137: Lockheed 1049H, N173W, Kadena Ab Okinawa, JA, April 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1966
- Place: Kadena Ab Okinawa, JA · KADENA AB OKINAWA, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0030  66/4/19    KADENA AB OKINAWA   LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2300                    N173W               PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               42, 7600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1490 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KADENA AF BASE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF OKINAWA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N173W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173W-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 4674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049G](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049g) (registry code 5262119) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Kadena Af Base

## Other investigations on N173W (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73OL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73OL014), Jun 9, 1973: Lockheed 1049G (N173W), Casey, Canada, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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