# NTSB NYC66D0647: Beechcraft B50, N550MS, Newark, NJ, April 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1966
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0647
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0647

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0861  66/4/21    NEWARK NJ           BEECHCRAFT B50      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6663
        TIME - 1320                    N550MS              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- DRIVER BACKED OIL TRUCK ONTO RAMP COLLIDING WITH AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STOPPED PRIOR TO IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N550MS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT B50
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark

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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