- Date
- November 20, 1972
- Place
- Alcolu, SC · ALCOLU, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757QMitsubishi MU-2B
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4135 72/11/20 ALCOLU,SC MITSUBISHI MU-2B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 7500 TIME - 1526 N757Q PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKY MOUNT,NC COLUMBIA,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ REMARKS- THERMAL RUNAWAY & FIRE IN NR 2 NI-CAD BATTERY IN R WHEEL WELL.PLT LOST CTL FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757Q
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
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