- Date
- February 17, 1966
- Place
- Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5500ECessna 320
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172730
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1183 66/2/17 SAGINAW MICH CESSNA 320 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0948 N5500E PX- 0 0 1 CORP/EXEC AGE 31, 3295 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 924 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGINAW TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAXIED ONTO SNOW COVERED UNIMPROVED AREA, NOSE WHEEL BROKE THRU ICE CRUST DROPPING INTO HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5500E
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saginaw
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