# NTSB NYC70A0010: Dehavilland DHC-6, N558MA, Jamaica, NY, July 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1969
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 6 serious, 5 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79652
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0020  69/7/15    JAMAICA,NY          DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  2  1  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0657                    N558MA              PX-  1  5  5                            53, 12110 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - NEW YORK AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
        REMARKS- PLT 12 MIN BEHIND SCHEDULE,MADE INTERSECTION T/O.TWR WARNED OF WAKE TURB FROM RECENTLY DEPART JET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N558MA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N558MA-1970-07-07), registration cancelled 1970-07-07, S/N 175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (registry code 2802606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jfk Intl

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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