# NTSB NYC74IN065: Beech E18S, N438A, Albany, NY, January 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1974
- Place: Albany, NY · ALBANY, NY
- Location: 42.6657° N, 73.7984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6657&lon=-73.7984&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0003  74/1/18    ALBANY,NY           BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0100                    N438A               PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      39, 7138 TOTAL HOURS, 987
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBANY CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,NH                  ALBANY,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE
        REMARKS- FROZEN MOISTURE CONDITION ON LDG GR SLIDE TUBE PRECLUDED LDG GR EXTN.OAT 12 DEG BLO ZERO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N438A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438A-1980-12-16), registration cancelled 1980-12-16, S/N BA452 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Albany Co

## Other investigations on N438A (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 CHI79FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA049), May 9, 1979: Beech E18S (N438A), Burton, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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