Lockheed 12A N4105B
7 June 1968 · Sweetwater, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 June 1968 at about 06:55 local time, a Lockheed 12A registered N4105B, operated by Sentinel Air *, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Sweetwater, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sweetwater, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sweetwater
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 12A
- Registration
- N4105B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sentinel Air *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1695
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACTUATING SCREW BENT FROM OVERLOAD ON RT GR, RESULTING IN TENSION FAILURE OF RETAINING STUDS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1968 | Lockheed 12A | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | Blue Wings, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1967 | Lockheed 12A | Montello, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1969 | Lockheed 12A | Casper, Wyoming, United States | Seeley Flying | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1966 | Lockheed 12A | Richmond Hts Ohio, Ohio, United States | Greenbrier Air | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1970 | Lockheed 12A | Toledo, Ohio, United States | Gidmillers AER | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1966 | Lockheed 12A | Oklahoma Cty Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Bonacci Flying | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |