# NTSB NYC75AN100: Tradewind 18, N14DA, Islip, NY, April 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1975
- Place: Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0790  75/4/22    ISLIP,NY            TRADEWIND 18        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1112                    N14DA               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      30, 3140 TOTAL HOURS, 184
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISLIP MACARTHUR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLIP,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- NML GR EXTN,GR INDICATES SAFE ALTHO GR NOT LOCKED.MISALIGNED MICRO-SWITCH IN NOSEWHEEL COMPARTMENT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14DA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TRADEWIND 18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Islip Macarthur

## 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 19750422012749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750422012749A), Apr 22, 1975: Beech C45H, Islip, NY, Substantial damage. Nml gr extn,gr indicates safe altho gr not locked. Misaligned micro-switch in nosewheel compartment

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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