- Date
- July 9, 1976
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N34CBBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760709031049A
- Case key
- 154668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2483 76/7/9 DETROIT,MI BEECH C-45H CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1846 N34CB PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 58, 11763 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DETROIT,MI RETURN DAYTON,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOTH PROPS FEATHERED.L FUEL SEL OFF PSN.FOD R ENG IMPELLER.FUEL SYST DIFF FRM OTR COMPANY ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34CB
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Detroit City
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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.