- Date
- September 24, 1977
- Place
- Farmersburg, IN · FARMERSBURG, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3754QBeech C55
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770924042529A
- Case key
- 144245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4240 77/9/24 FARMERSBURG,IN BEECH C55 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0216 N3754Q PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 44, 9500 TOTAL HOURS, 300 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FENTON,MO DETROIT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- CARGO NOT SECURED,CG 1.6IN AFT REAR LIMITS.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 86MG%,GASTRIC 438MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3754Q
- Reported as
- Beech C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.