# NTSB NYC70IN080: Ham-Flugzeu HFA320, N18RA, Bedford, MA, February 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1970
- Place: Bedford, MA · BEDFORD, MA
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70IN080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0001   70/2/5    BEDFORD,MASS        HAM-FLUGZEU HFA320  CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0736                    N18RA               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 53, 10610 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            525 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANSCOME FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             BEDFORD,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R MAIN LDG GR TIRE FLAT WITH A HOLE WORN THROUGH THE CASING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: HAM-FLUGZEU HFA320
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hanscome Field

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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