# Accident 20100713047029A: Beech 58, St Ignace, MI, July 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: St Ignace, MI
- Airport: Mackinac County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8881° N, 84.7472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8881&lon=-84.7472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3081N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3081N-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,211 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100713047029A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED PILOT HAD ABORTED TWO ERRATIC TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS ON RUNWAY 25 APPARENTLY DUE TO LEFT ENGINE NOT MAKING POWER.  ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, YAWING AND ROLLING TO THE LEFT, STRUCK THE NORTHBOUND LANE OF I-75, THE LEFT WING TIP DIGGING INTO THE MEDIAN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF  I-75 AFTER SHEARING OFF A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LEFT WING ON THE MEDIAN CABLE GUARDRAIL, ROLLED OVER ON IT'S TOP AND SLID DOWN THE GRADE STOPPING NEAR THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE.  FLAME PATTERNS BEGAN APPEARING ON THE EAST EDGE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANE CONTINUING INTO THE GRASS ON THE SHOULDER. ONE OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS AND SPINAL INJURIES. THE OTHER FOUR OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10FA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA394), Jul 13, 2010: Beech 58 (N3081N), St. Ignace, MI, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff 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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