UNK64X3396

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C-45F · Kankakee, IL · August 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1964
Place
Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N12068Beech C-45F
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182462

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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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3-2485  64/8/15    KANKAKEE ILL        BEECH C-45F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N12068              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 40, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER KANKAKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N12068
Reported as
Beech C-45F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Greater Kankakee

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.