# Accident 19760419009869A: Evnair 4500300, Grand Haven, MI, April 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1976
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Airport: Grand Haven Mem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 43.0550° N, 86.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0550&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4508L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4508L-1981-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Evangel Air 4500-300 (registry code 3340104, https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVNAIR 4500300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,586 total, 215 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419009869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TKOF ADJ TO RWY ON GRASS AREA.ACFT ROLLED THRU SOFT SAND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM37), Apr 19, 1976: Evangel 4500 (N4508L), Grand Haven, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4508L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780227019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227019499A), Feb 27, 1978: Evnair 4500300 (N4508L), Merrill Pass, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Wx condition in Pass rprtd by PIREP.recovery date 2/28/78.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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