UNK64X3878

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D-18S · Deer River, MN · September 8, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 8, 1964
Place
Deer River, MN · DEER RIVER, MN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N800UABeechcraft D-18S
Status
Completed · report April 12, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182733

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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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2-0964   64/9/8    DEER RIVER MINN     BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0950                    N800UA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            57, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER RIVER MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-9/ 9/64.  RUNWAY BRAKING EFFECTIVNESS REDUCED BY WET AND SOFT RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N800UA
Reported as
Beechcraft D-18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deer River Mun