- Date
- October 5, 1967
- Place
- Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N73VBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114126
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3040 67/10/5 NEWARK,NJ BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2034 TIME - 1207 N73V PX- 0 0 2 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK AIRPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- OVRLOAD FAILURE OF LNDG GR JACK-SCREW TO WALKING BEAM DUE TO IMPROPER DOWN-LOCK RIGGING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73V
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newark Airport