Lockheed 1049 N6906C
3 April 1973 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1973 at about 14:20 local time, a Lockheed 1049 registered N6906C, operated by Anibal Acosta, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Miami, Florida, 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 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed 1049
- Registration
- N6906C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Anibal Acosta
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0847
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
DOWNLOCK MECHANISM FAILED TO PREVENT R GR FROM RETRACT AFTER HYD PRESS LOSS FOR UNDET REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed 1049 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1973 | Lockheed 1049G | Casey, Canada | Aviation Speci | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Aug 1973 | Lockheed 1049 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1973 | Lockheed 1049H | Gary, Indiana, United States | Muhammeds Temp | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1973 | Lockheed 1049H | Miami, Florida, United States | Aircraft Pool | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Oct 1971 | Lockheed 1049H | Miami, Florida, United States | Blue Bell, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1971 | Lockheed 1049H | Gt.inagua, Other-Foreign Countries | Balair, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
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 | - |