Lockheed 18 N650WK
19 January 1969 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 1969 at about 08:21 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N650WK, operated by W.d.gale, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 2 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 08:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 18
- Registration
- N650WK
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- W.d.gale, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
RT GR HYD LINE TO GR DOWNLOCK FAILED.REDUCER THREADS SPLIT, TIME UNDET. GR WRNG SYS SHOWED GR DOWN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 1969 | Lockheed 18-56 | Port Hardy, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Golden Gate, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Panhandle Airw | Fatal | 11 |
| 2 May 1969 | Lockheed 18 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1968 | Lockheed 18 | Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries | Professional P | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | Lockheed 18 | Ft Worth, Texas, United States | Estate of SB B | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |