NYC67A0118

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E18S · Jamaica, NY · February 20, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 20, 1967
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3612BBeech E18S
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118895

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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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3-0427  67/2/20    JAMAICA NY          BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N3612B              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 31, 3100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        64 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JKF INT L
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          200                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- STATION WAGON STRUCK LEFT ELEVATOR AND RUDDER. CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN TOO LATE BY PLT AND DRIVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N3612B
Reported as
Beech E18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jkf Int L

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.