- Date
- January 14, 1965
- Place
- Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N512VLockheed L18
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179887
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0330 65/1/14 YPSILANTI MICH LOCKHEED L18 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1208 N512V PX- 0 0 0 CHECK 44, 11008 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3870 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLAP CABLE FAILED-HAD COME OFF PULLEY LAST AIRCRAFT INSPECTION 11/05/64
Aircraft
- Registration
- N512V
- Reported as
- Lockheed L18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Willow Run
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