# Accident 19990504004549A: Beech 23, Houghton Lake, MI, May 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1999, 10:15 local time
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI
- Airport: Roscommon County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3100° N, 84.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3100&lon=-84.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2339Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2339Z-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504004549A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19)  ON MAY 4, 1999, AT 1015 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH BE-23, N2339Z, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 18 (2,200 FT BY 100 FT, DRY/TURF) AT THE ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT, HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                         (-23)ON MAY 4, 1999, AT 1015 EDT, A BEECH BE-23, N2339Z, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 18 (2,200 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/TURF) AT THE ROSCOMMON COUNTY AIRPORT, HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART  91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED MINOR INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI99LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA142), May 4, 1999: Beech BE-23 (N2339Z), Houghton Lake, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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