# Accident 19740306027149A: Beech 56TC, Grand Rapids, MI, March 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1974
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5465U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5465U-2005-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 56TC (registry code 1152736, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-56tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 56TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,451 total, 176 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74AC074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740306027149A

## Narrative

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

PLUNGER ASSY P/N 35-825094-4 NOSE ACTUATING ROD BKN

## 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 CHI74AC074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC074), Mar 6, 1974: Beech 56TC (N5465U), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

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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