CHI72FEM61

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C23 · Lansing, MI · April 30, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1972
Place
Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8063RBeech C23
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165859

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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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3-0438  72/4/30    LANSING,MICH        BEECH C23           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 208
        TIME - 1551                    N8063R              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N8063R
Reported as
Beech C23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Capitol City

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.