# NTSB NYC76FHJ23: Short Bros SC7, N10DA, Jamaica, NY, June 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1976
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1781  76/6/24    JAMAICA,NY          SHORT BROS SC7      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0405                    N10DA               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 26, 2785 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2079 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTE,NC                JAMAICA,NY                   PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L TURN INTO PARKING AREA USING DIFFERENTIAL PWR.NOSE GR ASSEMBLY TORN LOOSE FM ITS MOUNTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10DA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DA-1998-03-25), registration cancelled 1998-03-25, S/N SH1873 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHORT BROS SC7
- Registry model: [Short Bros. & Harland SC7 SERIES 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/short-bros-harland-sc7-series-3) (registry code 8100512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

## 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 19760624020529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760624020529A), Jun 24, 1976: Stbros SC73, Jamaica, NY, Substantial damage. L turn into parking area using differential pwr. Nose gr assembly torn loose fm its mounting.

## Other investigations on N10DA (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 IAD96FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA147), Sep 17, 1996: Short Brothers SC7 (N10DA), Findlay Twnshp, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue to his destination when known en route delays were encountered which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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