NYC67A0166

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 560 · Jamaica, NY · May 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 22, 1967
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N808JKAero Comdr 560
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116969

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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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3-0563  67/5/22    JAMAICA,NY          AERO COMDR 560      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2027                    N808JK              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            42, 16275 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - J F KENNEDY INTL.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- DEFECTIVE O RINGS THROUGHOUT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM,FLUID CONTAMINATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N808JK
Reported as
Aero Comdr 560
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
J F Kennedy Intl.

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.