# NTSB NYC69I0104: Argosy AW650, N896U, Griffiss Afb, NY, May 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1969
- Place: Griffiss Afb, NY · GRIFFISS AFB, NY
- Location: 43.2340° N, 75.4066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Griffiss Air Force Base, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2340&lon=-75.4066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69I0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69I0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012  69/5/22    GRIFFISS AFB,NY     ARGOSY AW650        CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2055                    N896U               PX-  0  0  0                            34, 5579 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2326 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRIFFISS AF BASE
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- RT GR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF WHEEL WELL. INTNTL WHEELS UP LNDG ON FOAMED RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N896U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N896U-1993-10-20), registration cancelled 1993-10-20, S/N 6651 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARGOSY AW650
- Registry model: [Armstrong Whitworth ARGOSY AW650 SER 101](https://openairdocs.org/model/armstrong-whitworth-argosy-aw650-ser-101) (registry code 0820122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Griffiss Af Base

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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