# NTSB ATL81IA064: Namc YS-11, N259P, Charlotte, NC, April 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1981
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 38 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125459
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0004  81/4/13    CHARLOTTE,NC        NAMC YS-11          CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1555                    N259P               PX-  0  0 34                            38, 12006 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS MUNI
        OPERATOR - PIEDMONT AVIATION,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,NC               CHARLOTTE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NWS LEVER SHAFT,PN 01-72304-3,FAILED.AUTO NWS INOP.NOSE WHEELS JAMMED IN WHL WELL DRG RETRACTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N259P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259P-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N 2119, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMC YS-11
- Registry model: [Nihon YS-11A-500](https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-500) (registry code 6310416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-542 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (registry code 54522, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Douglas Muni

## Other investigations on N259P (2)

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 IAD79IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA064), Jul 18, 1979: Namc YS-11A (N259P), Charlottesvlle, VA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB IAD71II007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II007), Jul 28, 1970: Nihon YS-11A (N259P), Washington, DC, incident, minor damage

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.

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