# NTSB NYC72IN092: Grumman G-159, N1150S, Jamaica, NY, February 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1972
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0002   72/2/4    JAMAICA,NY          GRUMMAN G-159       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N1150S              PX-  0  0  6  CORP/EXEC                 50, 12300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2679 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALEIGH,NC                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- L GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.MALFUNCTION OF GR DRAG BRACE FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1150S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-159
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- 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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