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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft 55 · Laporte, IN · April 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 3, 1964
Place
Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1286ZBeechcraft 55
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184593

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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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3-0795   64/4/3    LAPORTE IND         BEECHCRAFT 55       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 1500
        TIME - 1500                    N1286Z              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPORTE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N1286Z
Reported as
Beechcraft 55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Laporte Mun

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.