# NTSB NYC68D0164: Beech 65-80, N811S, Jamaica, NY, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3378  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811S-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N LC-27, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65-80
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: John F Kennedy

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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