# NTSB CHI78FA001: Beech E18S, N5601D, Plymouth, IN, October 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1977
- Place: Plymouth, IN · PLYMOUTH, IN
- Location: 41.3488° N, 86.3193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3488&lon=-86.3193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4251   77/10/1 NR.PLYMOUTH,IN        BEECH E18S          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0456                    N5601D              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      45, 13676 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        2355 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NICKED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT DESTROYED DRG FORCED LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5601D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5601D-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N BA-297 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Plymouth Muni

## 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 19771001038969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771001038969A), Oct 1, 1977: Beech E18S, IN, Destroyed

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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