# NTSB NYC74IN054: Beech E18S, N111EH, Windsor Lock, CT, December 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: Windsor Lock, CT · WINDSOR LOCK, CT
- Location: 41.9293° N, 72.6273° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor Locks, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9293&lon=-72.6273&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187331
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0032  73/12/19   WINDSOR LOCK,CONN   BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8472
        TIME - 1918                    N111EH              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 2765 IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINDSOR LOCK,CONN           NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        REMARKS- DIVERTED TO BRADLEY.LNDD NOSE GR DN,MN GR UP.RETRCT NUT P/N221-4 FROZE ON GR BOX SHAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N111EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bradley Intl

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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