# NTSB NYC74FN105: Beech G18S, N542B, East Boston, MA, June 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1974
- Place: East Boston, MA · EAST BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FN105
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FN105

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1289   74/6/6    EAST BOSTON,MASS    BEECH G18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2203                    N542B               PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      30, 9940 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        1812 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST BOSTON,MASS            NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- TRUCK CROSSED TAXIWAY IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT.LEFT WING STRUCK LEFT REAR OF TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N542B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## 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 19740606015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740606015629A), Jun 6, 1974: Beech G18S, East Boston, MA, Substantial damage. Truck crossed taxiway in front of aircraft. Left wing struck left rear of truck.

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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