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MKC75DCD24

1974-11-21 · OSAGE, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N18137

Make / Model
LOCKHEED 12A
Year of manufacture
1937 · 37 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
8 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19690116
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A14744

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
LOCKHEED 12A · N18137
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
E
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
B1
Operator type
D
Airport
OSAGE MUNI
Kind of flying
B2

Weather at impact

Sky
SCATTERED-ABOVE 1000 FEET

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000001229
Total time
10,538 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
658
Age
37

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

LGT & DRAINAGE DITCH.

Investigator remarks

DRG L TURN IN PARKING AREA TAILWHEEL STRUCK TAXI

Cause factors

  • 64/A/15 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 80/J/A5 J
    AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING Joint cause

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3625. Source file NTSB_1974_3_3625.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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