NYC68D0164

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 65-80 · Jamaica, NY · August 28, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1967
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N811SBeech 65-80
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114338

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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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3-3378  67/8/28    JAMAICA,NY          BEECH 65-80         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2316
        TIME - 1211                    N811S               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 445 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN F KENNEDY
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ASYMETRICAL FLAPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP FLEXIBLE DRIVE BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE ACTUATING MOTOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N811S
Reported as
Beech 65-80
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
John F Kennedy

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.