# NTSB NYC69A0028: N.American NA-265, N2009, Avoca, PA, September 6, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1968
- Place: Avoca, PA · AVOCA, PA
- Location: 41.3382° N, 75.7422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avoca, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3382&lon=-75.7422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2445   68/9/6    AVOCA,PA            N.AMERICAN NA-265   CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1134                    N2009               PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 50, 16594 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            935 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKES-BARRE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKID ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT ANTI-SKID VALVE FAILED. ACFT STRUCK DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2009 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: N.AMERICAN NA-265
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre

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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