# NTSB CHI68F0629: Beech 95A, N271M, Plymouth, MI, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0629
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0629

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0529  68/3/16    PLYMOUTH,MICH       BEECH 95A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1940
        TIME - 1600                    N271M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 693 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE-AIRPORT FACILITIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSEWHEEL BROKE THROUGH ASPHALT TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N271M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mettetal

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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