# NTSB CHI71FBJ72: Beech 95-C55, N2016F, Kalamazoo, MI, April 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1971
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160178
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0411  71/4/23    KALAMAZOO,MICH      BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N2016F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  45, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, 700
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KALAMAZOO,MICH              FORT WAYNE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: COUNTERWEIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R PROP COUNTER WT FAILED,SEPARATED.ABORTED OK.SERVICE BULLETIN NR 93 DATED 4/21/71 NCW,NOR REQ.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2016F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2016F-2001-07-23), registration cancelled 2001-07-23, S/N TE-11 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo

## Other investigations on N2016F (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 CHI01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA018), Oct 19, 2000: Beech 95-C55 (N2016F), New Ulm, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The engine failure for undetermined reasons, the pilot not attaining proper runway alignment, and the misjudged flare by the pilot. A factor was the runway light.

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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