CHI69A0081

NTSB accident investigation · Beech K35 · Kewaunee, WI · March 14, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 14, 1969
Place
Kewaunee, WI · KEWAUNEE, WI
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N609TBeech K35
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190954

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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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3-0605  69/3/14    KEWAUNEE,WIS        BEECH K35           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 186
        TIME - 1844                    N609T               PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          WINGS-FIRE IN L WING MAIN FUEL TANK AREA.
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- IGNITION SOURCE UNDTMND.PLT REPORTED ELEC FIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N609T
Reported as
Beech K35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.