# NTSB NYC75FHJ11: Beech B23, N8860M, Flushing, NY, September 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1974
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138699
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FHJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3595   74/9/9    FLUSHING,NY         BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 168
        TIME - 1115                    N8860M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLUSHING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,NH               FLUSHING,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A TRUCK, TREE AND TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8860M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8860M-1974-11-21), registration cancelled 1974-11-21, S/N M-600 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Flushing

## 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 19740909031829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740909031829A), Sep 9, 1974: Beech A23, Flushing, NY, Destroyed. Acft hit a truck, tree and telephone pole.

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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