# Accident 19730515012219A: Beech A56TC, Decatur, MI, May 15, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1973
- Place: Decatur, MI
- Airport: Decatur Seed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.1077° N, 85.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1077&lon=-85.9750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262Q-1983-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A56TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 618 total, 84 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73FEM63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515012219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ASPHALT STRIP WHERE GR COLLAPSED WAS APRX 4IN ACJ SOD IN AREA DUE RECENT RAINS CAUSING EROSION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI73FEM63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM63), May 15, 1973: Beech 95-B55 (N262Q), Decatur, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N262Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800220003889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800220003889A), Feb 20, 1980: Beech 95B55 (N262Q), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Lost left engine on initial climb due to fuel starvation. Aircraft below VMC. Aborted, crashed off side of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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