- Date
- August 14, 1965
- Place
- Caledonia, MI · CALEDONIA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N638HBeech A45
- Status
- Completed · report December 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176212
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3292 65/8/14 NR.CALEDONIA MICH BEECH A45 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 254 TIME - 1245 N638H PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO USE BOOST PUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N638H
- Reported as
- Beech A45
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage