- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2634BAero Comdr 520
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825041579A
- Case key
- 188754
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3982 73/8/25 MICHIGAN CITY,IND AERO COMDR 520 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2030 N2634B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 35, 2576 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 23 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MICH CTY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVERSE CITY,MICH MICHIGAN CITY,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT MISUNDERSTOOD FUEL GAGE PLACARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2634B
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 520
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mich Cty Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2634B · 1
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