# NTSB NYC66F0463: Beechcraft D-18S, N1444S, Flushing, NY, January 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1966
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0463
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0463

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0087  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1444S-1966-03-16), registration cancelled 1966-03-16, S/N 379, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Laguardia

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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