NYC68A0054

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Jamaica, NY · September 30, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 30, 1967
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N136LBeech D18S
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113398

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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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3-4767  67/9/30    JAMAICA,NY          BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2070
        TIME - 1816                    N136L               PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 772 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT PULLED WRONG CIRCUIT BRKR PRIOR TO EMER GR EXTENSION ATTEMPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N136L
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jfk 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.