CHI79FET03

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 99 · South Bend, IN · October 25, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 25, 1978
Place
South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
Injuries
10 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N447SABeech 99
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781025036559A
Case key
143966

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3318  78/10/25   SOUTH BEND,IN       BEECH 99            CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0710                    N447SA              PX-  0  0  8  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      42, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        4040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIANA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH BEND,IN               DETROIT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- EXAMINATION OF LDG GEAR SYSTEM DISCLOSED NO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION.

Aircraft

Registration
N447SA
Reported as
Beech 99
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Michiana Regional

FAA reports on this event · 1

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