# NTSB CHI69D0455: Beech E18S, N5611D, Iron Mntn, MI, February 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1969
- Place: Iron Mntn, MI · IRON MNTN, MI
- Location: 45.8269° N, 88.0594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iron Mountain, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8269&lon=-88.0594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0455

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5611D-2020-12-08), registration cancelled 2020-12-08, S/N BA-316, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5611D (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD76AI025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI025), Nov 17, 1975: Beech E18S (N5611D), Lexington, KY, substantial damage

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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