Beechcraft 65-A90 N75D
6 November 1972 · Ft Wayne, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 November 1972 at about 09:10 local time, a Beechcraft 65-A90 registered N75D, operated by Beckett Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft Wayne, Indiana, United States. 5 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Smith Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-A90
- Registration
- N75D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Beckett Aviati
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4010
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
STRAIGHT IN VOR APCH, CANCELLED IFR, LNDD RWY 13.OTR ACFT TKOF RWY 23-COLLIDED AT RWY INT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Albany, New York, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Cold Water, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Ross Aviation* | Fatal | 9 |
| 27 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | Prestolite Co. | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Wanco, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |