# NTSB NYC73DNC07: Beagle B206S, N1885S, Machias, ME, July 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1972
- Place: Machias, ME · MACHIAS, ME
- Location: 44.7006° N, 67.4786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Machias, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7006&lon=-67.4786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0038  72/7/24    MACHIAS,ME          BEAGLE B206S        CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 2888
        TIME - 1140                    N1885S              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACHIAS VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONCORD,NH                  MACHIAS,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
        REMARKS- LNDG GEAR WRNG HORN INOP.OPN OF DEVICE WAS NOT CHECKED THIS DTE EITHER BFR OR DURG FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1885S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1885S-2017-03-10), registration cancelled 2017-03-10, S/N B206-073, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEAGLE B206S
- Registry model: [Beagle B.206 SERIES 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/beagle-b-206-series-2) (registry code 1121224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Machias Valley

## Other investigations on N1885S (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW98FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA216), May 16, 1998: Beagle B-206 (N1885S), Vernon, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's minimum controllable airspeed following a loss of left engine power after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the…

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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