# NTSB CHI73FEM63: Beech 95-B55, N262Q, Decatur, MI, May 15, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1973
- Place: Decatur, MI · DECATUR, MI
- Location: 42.1077° N, 85.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1077&lon=-85.9750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190291
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1511  73/5/15    DECATUR,MICH        BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 618
        TIME - 1615                    N262Q               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DECATUR SEED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 DECATUR,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ASPHALT STRIP WHERE GR COLLAPSED WAS APRX 4IN ACJ SOD IN AREA DUE RECENT RAINS CAUSING EROSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N262Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262Q-1983-01-06), registration cancelled 1983-01-06, S/N TC958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Decatur Seed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730515012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730515012219A), May 15, 1973: Beech A56TC, Decatur, MI, Substantial damage. Asphalt strip where gr collapsed was aprx 4IN acj sod in area due recent rains causing erosion.

## Other investigations on N262Q (2)

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 MKC80FCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCA09), Feb 20, 1980: Beech B-55 (N262Q), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68F0212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0212), Aug 2, 1967: Beech 95-B55 (N262Q), St.Joseph, MO, substantial damage

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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