NYC74AN091

NTSB accident investigation · Beech D18S · Albany, NY · April 23, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1974
Place
Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N60004Beech D18S
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740423011179A
Case key
186321

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0832  74/4/23    ALBANY,NY           BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2224                    N60004              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      52, 8210 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        1220 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLATTSBURGH,NY              ALBANY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD:ATMTD HAND CRANK GR INTO PSN BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE HANDLE THRU 15DEG.ON GND GR CKD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N60004
Reported as
Beech D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Albany County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N60004 · 1

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