# NTSB NYC66F0658: Beech E50, N517S, Newark, NJ, April 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0658
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0658

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1030  66/4/11    NEWARK NJ           BEECH E50           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8486
        TIME - 1045                    N517S               PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 1950 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SWITCHES,LEVERS,CRANKING MECHANISM,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR CHAIN SPOCKET INOPERATIVE, BOLT CONNECTING GEAR CLUTCH AND SPROCKET ASSEMBLY MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N517S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E50
- 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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