# Accident 19960714026069A: Beech C45H, Marshall, MI, July 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1996, 12:50 local time
- Place: Marshall, MI
- Airport: Brooks Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2601° N, 84.9505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2601&lon=-84.9505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9772Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9772Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,249 total, 10 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960714026069A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF AIRCRAFT WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 CHI96LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA243), Jul 14, 1996: Beech C-45H (N9772Z), Marshall, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind (quartering headwind) was a related factor.

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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