# Accident 19740423011179A: Beech D18S, Albany, NY, April 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1974
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60004, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60004-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,210 total, 1,220 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74AN091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740423011179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RPTD:ATMTD HAND CRANK GR INTO PSN BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE HANDLE THRU 15DEG.ON GND GR CKD OK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC74AN091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN091), Apr 23, 1974: Beech D18S (N60004), Albany, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60004 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790125003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125003359I), Jan 25, 1979: Beech 18S (N60004), Chicago, IL. Pilot ran up an engine in icy parking area to check generator. Slid forward and struck parked airplane N228CF

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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