- Date
- February 28, 1967
- Place
- Middletown, DE · MIDDLETOWN, DE
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N830KBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0164 67/2/28 MIDDLETOWN,DEL BEECH C-45H CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1605 N830K PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 41, 5527 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 86 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOWER CAP OF LEFT WING SPAR FAILED APPROX 8 IN OUTBOARD OF OUTER PANEL ATTACH POINT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N830K
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Summit Airpark
N830KRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech C-45HAirframe modelBeech C-45HEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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