- Date
- February 6, 1969
- Place
- Iron Mntn, MI · IRON MNTN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5611DBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191651
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0227 69/2/6 IRON MNTN,MICH BEECH E18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0720 N5611D PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 30, 2874 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 94 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- FERRY FLT BFOR MAIL FLT. PLTS DROWSY FROM INADEQUATE REST,ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND.FLT CONT TO FLD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5611D
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5611DRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2020 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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