- Date
- May 6, 1979
- Place
- Fraser, MI · FRASER, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5955SBeech A23A
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790506008909A
- Case key
- 136540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0655 79/5/6 FRASER,MI BEECH A23A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 210 TIME - 1600 N5955S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DETROIT,MI RETURN GROSSE ILE,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE INOP RADIOS,THROTTLE FRICTION LOCK DISCONNECTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5955S
- Reported as
- Beech A23A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mckinley
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5955S · 1
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