CHI67F0410

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-C55 · Frankfort, MI · December 3, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 3, 1966
Place
Frankfort, MI · FRANKFORT, MI
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N824CPBeech 95-C55
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119849

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4037   66/12/3   FRANKFORT MICH      BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1920
        TIME - 1340                    N824CP              PX-  0  0  4  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 442 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK 18 INCH SNOWBANK LOCATED INSIDE RUNWAY THRESHOLD.NOTAN HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED.

Aircraft

Registration
N824CP
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Frankfort

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