# NTSB NYC72IN046: Beech 99, N1034S, Flushing, NY, September 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1971
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&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 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0038  71/9/30    FLUSHING,NY         BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4500
        TIME - 0848                    N1034S              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1232 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 PORTLAND,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L MAIN LDG GR ACTUATOR NUT PN 115-810029-1 FAILED.THREADS IN NUT WERE STRIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1034S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 99
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: La Guardia

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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