CHI65F0107

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Crawfordsville, IN · April 1, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 1, 1965
Place
Crawfordsville, IN · CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N57GBeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179073

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0712   65/4/1    CRAWFORDSVILLE IN   BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N57G                PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  AGE 46, 1125 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAWFORDSVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N57G
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crawfordsville