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CHI74FEG06

1973-09-03 · AMELIA, Ohio, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N5450N

Make / Model
HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P
Year of manufacture
1944 · 29 years old at event
Engine
P&W WJR-B-S-T (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551231
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A6ECE4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
HOWARD DGA-15 · N5450N
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — descent (EF)
Operator type
D
Airport
SKY HILL
Kind of flying
DD

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET
Wind
100° / 8 kt
Temp
91° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000001815
Total time
1,150 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
8,300
Age
49

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

PORTIONS RUSTED INDICATED A PREVIOUS BREAK.

Investigator remarks

L MAIN LDG GR CENTER TIE STRUT PULLED OPEN.BOTH

Cause factors

  • 68/A/D6 A
    PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 70/A/CA A
    AIRFRAME MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 88/A/95 A
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS MATERIAL FAILURE Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2489. Source file NTSB_1973_3_2489.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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