# Accident 19790604030779A: Beech B24R, Traverse City, MI, June 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1979, 09:47 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 44.7416° N, 85.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHERRY CAPITAL (TVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7416&lon=-85.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6561R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6561R-1981-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 52 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790604030779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CLIMBOUT. INSTRUCTOR TRIED LANDING ON ADJACENT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STALLED. FUEL MISMANAGEMENT.

## 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 CHI79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA051), Jun 4, 1979: Beech 24R (N6561R), Traverse City, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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