- Date
- January 31, 1975
- Place
- Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N958BVolpar H18
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750131006869A
- Case key
- 148254
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0710 75/1/31 SAGINAW,MI VOLPAR H18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1003 N958B PX- 0 0 4 BUSINESS AGE 54, 20019 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IRON MOUNTAIN,MI SAGINAW,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED REMARKS- NO DTMN MADE WHY GR COULDNT BE EXTDD MANUALLY.HAMILTON SPAR MOD,INADEQUATE CLNC AT DOOR BELLCRANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N958B
- Reported as
- Volpar H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tri-City
N958BRegistration cancelled Sep 23, 2005 · Beech H-18Airframe modelBeech H-18Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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.