- Date
- November 26, 1978
- Place
- Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N171DBeechcraft E-55
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781126038299A
- Case key
- 138481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4024 78/11/26 NR.ELKHART,IN BEECHCRAFT E-55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 2424 TIME - 1300 N171D PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 323 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIES FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,TN ELKHART,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N171D
- Reported as
- Beechcraft E-55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willies Field
N171DRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Beech E-55Airframe modelBeech E-55Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.