# NTSB NYC67A0166: Aero Comdr 560, N808JK, Jamaica, NY, May 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1967
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0166
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0166

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808JK-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 151, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 560
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 560](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (registry code 0141402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: J F Kennedy Intl.

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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