Cessna 320 N5500E
17 February 1966 · Saginaw Mich, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1966 at about 09:48 local time, a Cessna 320 registered N5500E, operated by Ewald Steel SA, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Saginaw Mich, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Saginaw Mich, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Saginaw
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320
- Registration
- N5500E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ewald Steel SA
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1183
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
TAXIED ONTO SNOW COVERED UNIMPROVED AREA, NOSE WHEEL BROKE THRU ICE CRUST DROPPING INTO HOLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 1966 | Cessna 320 | Michigan City Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1966 | Cessna 320 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1966 | Cessna 320 | Littlefield Tex, Texas, United States | Tide Products | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1966 | Cessna 320D | Wheeling Ill, Illinois, United States | Aviation Sales | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1966 | Cessna 320D | Morristown Nj, New Jersey, United States | Glasgow Equip. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1966 | Cessna 320C | Mason City Iowa, Iowa, United States | Baker Trailer | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |