CHI68F0420

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Prt St.James, MI · November 5, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 5, 1967
Place
Prt St.James, MI · PRT ST.JAMES, MI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8637QBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report January 15, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112844

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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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3-4106   67/11/5   PRT ST.JAMES,MICH   BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2020                    N8637Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 52, 19142 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 254 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N8637Q
Reported as
Beech 95-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Beaver Island

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.