NYC75IN121

NTSB incident investigation · Beech E18S · Newark, NJ · June 20, 1975

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1975
Place
Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5639DBeech E18S
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
149057

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0010  75/6/20    NEWARK,NJ           BEECH E18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0458                    N5639D              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 2911 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        2496 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK A SIGN MARKING TAXIWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N5639D
Reported as
Beech E18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Newark Intl