- Date
- March 6, 1974
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5465UBeech 56TC
- Status
- Completed · report August 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740306027149A
- Case key
- 186687
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1925 74/3/6 GRAND RAPIDS,MICH BEECH 56TC CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2045 N5465U PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 23, 2452 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 176 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GRAND RAPIDS,MICH RETURN DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- PLUNGER ASSY P/N 35-825094-4 NOSE ACTUATING ROD BKN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5465U
- Reported as
- Beech 56TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kent County
N5465URegistration cancelled Feb 14, 2005 · Beech 56TCAirframe modelBeech 56TCEngine modelLycoming TI0-541 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.