- Date
- April 1, 1975
- Place
- Argos, IN · ARGOS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N140JBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750401008309A
- Case key
- 147736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0594 75/4/1 ARGOS,IN BEECH E18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 7000 TIME - 0130 N140J PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN SOUTH BEND,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOT RPTD FIRE TO RADAR CONTROL.ENTRD WOODED AREA ABT 12FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N140J
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fleet
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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.
Other investigations on N140J · 1
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