- Date
- June 1, 1978
- Place
- Grand Forks, ND · GRAND FORKS, ND
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N101CUBeech C55
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780601012649A
- Case key
- 141490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1862 78/6/1 GRAND FORKS,ND BEECH C55 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 1150 TIME - 1604 N101CU PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND FORKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND FORKS,ND MINNEAPOLIS,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- CABIN DOOR CAME UNLATCHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101CU
- Reported as
- Beech C55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Forks Intl
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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.