NYC66F0463

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Flushing, NY · January 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 12, 1966
Place
Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1444SBeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report March 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173952

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0087  66/1/12    FLUSHING NY         BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3000
        TIME - 2125                    N1444S              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-RETRACTED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N1444S
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Laguardia

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.