# NTSB UNK65X0757: Argosy AW-650, N660Z, Gwinn, MI, November 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1964
- Place: Gwinn, MI · GWINN, MI
- Location: 46.2854° N, 87.4419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gwinn, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2854&lon=-87.4419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0757
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0757

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0058  64/11/19   GWINN MICH          ARGOSY AW-650       CR-  0  0  3  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N660Z               PX-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - K.I.SAWYER AFB
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS: EMPENNAGE ANTI-ICING,DE-ICING SYSTEMS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL ELEMENT OF HORIZONTAL STABILZER DEICER CAUSING SHORT AND FIRE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N660Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ARGOSY AW-650
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: K.I.Sawyer Afb

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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