- Date
- April 9, 1972
- Place
- Freeland, MI · FREELAND, MI
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N11DABeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165990
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2956 72/4/9 FREELAND,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2245 N11DA PX- 0 0 7 AIR TAXI-PASSG 39, 4295 TOTAL HOURS, 39 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL FREELAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- BEECH TRADEWIND.PLT FAILED TO USE TAXI LIGHT.NO WARNING DEVICES TO MARK EDGE OF HARD SURFACED RAMP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11DA
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-City
N11DARegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Beech C-45GAirframe modelBeech C-45GEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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