Lockheed 18 N7611
23 April 1973 · Boca Raton, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 April 1973 at about 15:20 local time, a Lockheed 18 registered N7611, operated by L.c.n.corp., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Boca Raton, Florida, United States. 4 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 15:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boca Raton, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boca Raton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 18
- Registration
- N7611
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- L.c.n.corp.
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → St.petersburg, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
L PWR BRAKE VALVE SPRING WEAK, CAUSED STICKING.R BRAKE SYSTEM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, DENIED FULL PRESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1973 | Lockheed 18 | Sota L.marina, Mexico | Falcon Convers | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1973 | Lockheed 18 | Santa Lucia, Mexico | Media Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1973 | Lockheed 18 | Eastland, Texas, United States | Air Seminole, I | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1972 | Lockheed 18 | Cebu City, Asia | A.p.i.m.e.inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1972 | Lockheed 18 | Clarendon, Other-Foreign Countries | Karol Investme | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 1972 | Lockheed 18 L/S | Wales, Alaska, United States | Lost River MIN | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |