Beechcraft 65-80 N303D
23 October 1968 · Houghton, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 October 1968 at about 13:40 local time, a Beechcraft 65-80 registered N303D, operated by Univ of Wiscon, was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Houghton, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Houghton, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Registration
- N303D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Univ of Wiscon
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Other
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4818
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH FLT.ACFT MISSING OVER LK SUPERIOR.TIME, ACFT DAMAGE, INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 65 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1968 | Beechcraft 65 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Skyways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1968 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 7 |
| 24 Jun 1968 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Besser Oversea | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1968 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Mark Aero Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1968 | Beechcraft 65 | Latham, New York, United States | Executive Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jun 1968 | Beechcraft 65 | Garland, Texas, United States | LTV Electrosys | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |