- Date
- February 16, 1972
- Place
- Jackson, MI · JACKSON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N80398Beech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2818 72/2/16 JACKSON,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0255 N80398 PX- 1 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 41, 6566 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REYNOLDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL DETROIT,MICH JACKSON,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 2800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- EVIDENCE OF LITTLE PWR ON R ENG. OBS SAW ICE ON ACFT BFOR AND AFTER ACCDT. CARGO NET NOT SECURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80398
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reynolds
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