- Date
- September 15, 1979
- Place
- Hastings, MI · HASTINGS, MI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N600NABeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19790915042169A
- Case key
- 79390
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3909 79/9/15 HASTINGS,MI BEECH C-45H CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0204 N600NA PX- 3 0 0 FERRY 32, 4902 TOTAL HOURS, 430 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD GRAND RAPIDS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO LOG BOOK ENTRIES FOR HEATER,SOUTHWIND MODEL 853A,OPERATION OR REQUIRED INSPECTIONS/OVERHAULS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N600NA
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hastings Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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