# NTSB CHI67F0410: Beech 95-C55, N824CP, Frankfort, MI, December 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1966
- Place: Frankfort, MI · FRANKFORT, MI
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0410
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0410

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824CP-2012-07-16), registration cancelled 2012-07-16, S/N TE-129, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frankfort

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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