# NTSB NYC76IN042: Beech D18, N762D, Jamaica, NY, October 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1975
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76IN042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76IN042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0023  75/10/20   JAMAICA,NY          BEECH D18           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N762D               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            45, 1400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STATESVILLE,NC              JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- LNDG GR INTNTLY LEFT UP TO EXPEDITE APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N762D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N762D-1977-05-31), registration cancelled 1977-05-31, S/N A803 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

## Other investigations on N762D (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 FTW77FRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRG27), Feb 19, 1977: Beech D18S (N762D), Mc Allen, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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