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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23A · Fraser, MI · May 6, 1979

Date
May 6, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Fraser, MI
Airport
Mckinley
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5955S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC22
Reported as
Beech A23A
Reported engine
Continental IO346A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
210 total18 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Throttle control unit became disconnected on final approach. Airplane crashed 300 yards short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT BECAME DISCONNECTED ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRPLANE CRASHED 300 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.