# Accident 19760115001199A: Beech E18S, New York, NY, January 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1976
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3542B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542B-1981-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,770 total, 410 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76AN066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760115001199A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 29K.HIT DIKE.

## 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 NYC76AN066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN066), Jan 15, 1976: Beech D18S (N3542B), New York, NY, substantial damage

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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