Lockheed L-382-30 accident near Dayton, Ohio, June 22, 1987
On June 22, 1987 at about 4:56 pm local time, a Lockheed L-382-30, registered N20ST, was substantially damaged in an accident near Dayton, Ohio (Wright Patterson Afb airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 22, 1987 · about 4:56 pm local time
- Place
- Dayton, Ohio · Wright Patterson Afb · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Lockheed L-382-30
- Registration
- N20ST · registry record · serial 4561
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED SEPARATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE PROGRESSION OF A PREEXISTING CRACK ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY. THE PROBELMS WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHO RECOMMENDED COMPLIANCE WITH SERVICE BUTTETIN 82-448 THAT WAS ISSUED TO DETECT CRACKS SIMILAR TO THAT EXPERIENCED IN THIS INSTANCE. THE SERVICE BULLETIN, THAT WAS ISSUED IN 1979, HAD NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THE AIRCRAFT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 11,754 hours in all; 8,906 in this make and model; 223 in the last 90 days; 86 in the last 30 days; 10,868 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 43,388 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 12, 1987; 116 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 155,000 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Allison 501-D22A (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Operator: Southern Air Transport,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: WRI Wrightstown NJ at 2:55 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 23R, 12,600 ft by 300 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 3,000 ft; scat at 1,600 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:55 pm from FFO
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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