| Date: | Sunday 15 September 1968 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: | North American L-17A Navion |
| Owner/operator: | APG Flying Club |
| Registration: | N333P |
| MSN: | NAV-4-1074 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weide Army Airfield (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Edgewood Arsenal, MD -
United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Weide AAF Base, Edgewood, Maryland (KEDG) |
| Destination airport: | Weide AAF Base, Edgewood, Maryland (KEDG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Ex-USAF 47-1362 (MSN NAV-4-1074) became N333P with the Army Proving Group Flying Club at Aberdeen, Maryland from January 20, 1960. Written off (Damaged Beyond Repair) in a landing accident at Weide Army Airfield (Aberdeen Proving Ground), Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland on September 15, 1968; undercarriage collapsed and/or was inadvertently retracted during landing roll, aircraft caught fire and was burnt out.
The four persons on board (pilot and three passengers) sustained only slight injuries. Deregistered by the FAA on December 19, 1968.
Accident investigation:
|
|
| | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | DIA69F0071 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 1 month |
| Download report: | Final report
|
|
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: DIA69F0071 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=10960&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=333P 3.
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1946.html Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 01-Jan-2017 18:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:

CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation