# NTSB NYC74FHJ18: Lear Jet 25, N900P, White Plains, NY, December 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: White Plains, NY · WHITE PLAINS, NY
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FHJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FHJ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3558  73/12/17   WHITE PLAINS,NY     LEAR JET 25         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N900P               PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 56, 20738 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1231 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTCHESTER CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- RUNWAY SNOW COVERED UNLIGHTED.PILOT MISTOOK SIDE OF RUNWAY FOR RUNWAY PROPER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N900P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR JET 25
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westchester Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731217039709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731217039709A), Dec 17, 1973: Lear 25, White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Runway snow covered unlighted. Pilot mistook side of runway for runway proper.

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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