# NTSB NYC74IN013: Boeing 727, N4742, Jamaica, NY, August 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1973
- 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: 36 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0016  73/8/12    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2222                    N4742               PX-  0  0 30                            54, 23180 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            5930 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MIAMI,FLA                   JAMAICA,NY                   PHILADELPHIA,PA
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
        REMARKS- CREW DISTRACTED WITH AUTO-THROTTLE LT MALFUNCTION,DIDNT LOWER GR. MADE SUCCESSFUL GO ARND & LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4742](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4742-1992-10-16), registration cancelled 1992-10-16, S/N 19462 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-235) (registry code 138408B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk Intl

## Other investigations on N4742 (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 MIA81AA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81AA106), Aug 17, 1981: Boeing 727 (N4742), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

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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