# NTSB NYC68A0075: Beech D18S, N6032V, Newark, NJ, November 29, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1967
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0075
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0075

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4517  67/11/29   NEWARK,NJ           BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N6032V              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            30, 5680 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1801 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- WOODRUFF KEY,WHICH LOCKS TORQUE TUBE TO SPROCKET,SHEARED. SLIDE TUBES DRY AND RUST COVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6032V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6032V-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N A-153 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark

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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