# Accident 19740712026709A: Beech D17S, Medford, NJ, July 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Medford, NJ
- Airport: Burlington Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51121, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D17S (registry code 1150538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (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 D17S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712026709A

## Narrative

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

NO FLAP LDG.PLT THOUGHT WINDSHIFT DRG LDG.ACFT ENTRD RUF OVERRUN DMGD LWR L WING,WINDSHIELD,LDG GR

## 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 NYC75DHD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD03), Jul 12, 1974: Beech D17S (N51121), Medford, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N51121 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900610034929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610034929I), Jun 10, 1990: Beech D17S (N51121), Nashville, PA. Engine malfunction. Forced landing in a field. Pilot suspects connecting rod failure.

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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