# NTSB CHI75FEM27: Volpar H18, N958B, Saginaw, MI, January 31, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1975
- Place: Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Location: 43.4177° N, 83.9547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saginaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4177&lon=-83.9547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N958B-2005-09-23), registration cancelled 2005-09-23, S/N BA-651, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLPAR H18
- Registry model: [Beech H-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (registry code 1151012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tri-City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750131006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750131006869A), Jan 31, 1975: Beech H18, Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. No dtmn made why gr couldnt be extdd manually. Hamilton spar mod,inadequate clnc at door bellcrank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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