CHI69F0118

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 35 · Kalamazoo, MI · June 29, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 29, 1968
Place
Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N3054CBeech 35USN14410Beech T-34B
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109934

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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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3-2103  68/6/29    KALAMAZOO,MICH      BEECH T-34B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2256                    USN14410            PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  38, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCONTROLLED-UNLIGHTED ARPT.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2103  68/6/29    KALAMAZOO,MICH      BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3235
        TIME - 2256                    N3054C              PX-  0  0  0  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUSTIN LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ACFT PARKED ON EDGE OF RWNY WITH LFT WING EXTENDING OVER RNWY.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N3054C
Reported as
Beech 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Austin Lake

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.

Registration
USN14410
Reported as
Beech T-34B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Austin Lake

Other investigations on N3054C · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.