# Incident 19780116003279I: Beech 95, South Haven, MI, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.4013° N, 86.2684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-86.2684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4541S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 180 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116003279I

## Narrative

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

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DETERIORATED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT ABORTED BUT ENDED UP IN SNOW BANK.

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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