- Date
- December 29, 1966
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21454Beech C-45G
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119444
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4372 66/12/29 DETROIT MICH BEECH C-45G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0010 N21454 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 52, 8664 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1812 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 2400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 23 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- RGT.QUARTERING TAIL WIND,120 DEGREES GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21454
- Reported as
- Beech C-45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City
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