- Date
- January 24, 1970
- Place
- Portage, MI · PORTAGE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3766Beech TC-45J
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0072 70/1/24 PORTAGE,MICH BEECH TC-45J CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0353 N3766 PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 51, 13410 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH CHICAGO,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- L ENG FEATH. INVEST DISLOSED NO MALFUNCTION. PLT MADE GO-AROUND DUE GR NOT EXTENDING. FLAPS FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3766
- Reported as
- Beech TC-45J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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