# NTSB NYC75DHD03: Beech D17S, N51121, Medford, NJ, July 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Medford, NJ · MEDFORD, NJ
- Location: 39.9009° N, 74.8235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medford, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9009&lon=-74.8235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DHD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DHD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2332  74/7/12    MEDFORD,NJ          BEECH D17S          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 6500
        TIME - 1400                    N51121              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBERSBURG,PA             MEDFORD,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          350                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- NO FLAP LDG.PLT THOUGHT WINDSHIFT DRG LDG.ACFT ENTRD RUF OVERRUN DMGD LWR L WING,WINDSHIELD,LDG GR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51121](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51121), registered now, S/N 4914, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burlington Co

## 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 19740712026709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712026709A), Jul 12, 1974: Beech D17S, Medford, NJ, Substantial damage. No flap ldg. Plt thought windshift drg ldg. Acft entrd ruf overrun dmgd lwr l wing,windshield,ldg gr

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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