# NTSB CHI66F0415: Beechcraft 65, N575K, Iron Mountain, MI, July 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1965
- Place: Iron Mountain, MI · IRON MOUNTAIN, MI
- Location: 45.8269° N, 88.0594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron Mountain, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8269&lon=-88.0594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0415

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3276  65/7/27    IRON MOUNTAIN MIC   BEECHCRAFT 65       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2005                    N575K               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  AGE 40, 9402 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            52 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N575K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N575K-1967-05-09), registration cancelled 1967-05-09, S/N LC-173 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT 65
- Registry model: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ford

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.

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