- Date
- July 24, 1966
- Place
- Munster, IN · MUNSTER, IN
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N538BBeech H50
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0677 66/7/24 MUNSTER IND BEECH H50 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1827 N538B PX- 3 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 43, 2000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO-HAMMOND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STALLED DURING EMERGENCY SINGLE/ENG APPROACH.CAME TO REST IN SHALLOW POND ON GOLF COURSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N538B
- Reported as
- Beech H50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chicago-Hammond
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