Beechcraft 65-B80 N701H
8 April 1970 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N701H, operated by HUB Airlines *, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baer Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N701H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- HUB Airlines *
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → South Bend, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0174
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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
ALL TOP PLUGS FINGER TIGHT.ACFT NOT PLACARDED UNAIRWORTHY DUE TO INCOMPLETED 100 HR INSPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Creamette Co. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft 65 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Howard H.monk | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Ingersoll Stee | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1970 | Beechcraft 65-A90 | Silsbee, Texas, United States | Eastex, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Flushing, New York, United States | Miles Laborato | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft 65-90 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Aircraft Servi | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |