# NTSB NYC68I0139: Armstrong 650, N6504R, Rome, NY, June 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1968
- Place: Rome, NY · ROME, NY
- Location: 43.2128° N, 75.4557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rome, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2128&lon=-75.4557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68I0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68I0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0015  68/6/26    ROME,NY             ARMSTRONG 650       CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2049                    N6504R              PX-  0  0  0                            34, 7123 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2823 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFISS AFB
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        REMARKS- NOSE GR WOULD NOT EXTEND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6504R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARMSTRONG 650
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Griffiss Afb

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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