# NTSB NYC70IN112: Dehavilland DHC-6, N554MA, Jamaica, NY, April 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1970
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70IN112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0009  70/4/13    JAMAICA,NY          DEHAVILLAND DHC-6   CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2240                    N554MA              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 27, 3329 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        1730 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROTON,CONN                 JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- HIT AUTOMOBILE ON OUTER TAXIWAY AND INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY VICTOR.DAMAGED NOSE SECT,WHEEL STRUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N554MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy

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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