CHI75DEM14

NTSB accident investigation · Beech E33 · Holland, MI · October 3, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1975
Place
Holland, MI · HOLLAND, MI
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7162NBeech E33
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751003031299A
Case key
150674

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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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3-2910   75/10/3   HOLLAND,MI          BEECH E33           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 550
        TIME - 1740                    N7162N              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK TOWNSHIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             HOLLAND,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT DRG LNDG APCH.PLT NOTED FUEL SEL ON EMPTY TANK ALT TOO LOW FOR RESTART.

Aircraft

Registration
N7162N
Reported as
Beech E33
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Park Township

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.