# NTSB NYC77FHJ34: Beech 65, N814Q, Islip, NY, August 20, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Islip, NY · ISLIP, NY
- Location: 40.7303° N, 73.2161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Islip, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7303&lon=-73.2161&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FHJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2931  77/8/20    ISLIP,NY            BEECH 65            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 4000
        TIME - 0734                    N814Q               PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCARTHUR-ISLIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,DE               ISLIP,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N814Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814Q-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N LC-36, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcarthur-Islip

## 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 19770820030409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820030409A), Aug 20, 1977: Beech 65, Islip, NY, Substantial damage

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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