- Date
- March 5, 1968
- Place
- Westland, MI · WESTLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8558ZBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111575
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4898 68/3/5 WESTLAND,MICH BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 7101 TIME - 1300 N8558Z PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 515 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INKSTER,MICH WESTLAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- EXTENSION OF M GR PREVENTED BY FAILURE OF TAIL GR SHEAR PIN TO SHEAR DUE TO BENT TUBE IN TAIL GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8558Z
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- National