42.4013° N, 86.2684° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 16, 1978 · 17:30 local
Place
South Haven, MI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4541S
Reported as
Beech 95
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total180 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Directional control deteriorated during takeoff roll. Pilot aborted but ended up in snow bank.
As the FAA filed it
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DETERIORATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT ABORTED BUT ENDED UP IN SNOW BANK.