# Accident 20110624012019A: Beech A36, Charleviox, MI, June 24, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 24, 2011, 19:35 local time - Place: Charleviox, MI - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 45.3047° N, 85.2753° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3047&lon=-85.2753&mi=10 - Aircraft: N88MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88MN-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH A36 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES - People aboard: 3 - Fatal injuries: 2 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 23 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA417) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110624012019A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 24, 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1935 EDT, A BEECH A36 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N88MN SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN AND A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR CHARLEVOIX, MICHIGAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO MICROJET LLC, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED SMITH FIELD AIRPORT (SMD) FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, APPROXIMATELY 1730 EDT AFTER ADDING 55.09 GALLONS OF AVGAS.ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND WITNESS INFORMATION, THE PILOT CALLED ON THE CHARLEVOIX MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CVX) COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF) THAT HE WAS EXECUTING THE RNAV GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RUNWAY 27 INSTRUMENT APPROACH. WITNESSES WHO WERE LOCATED AT CVX REPORTED THAT THE CLOUD CEILING WAS 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND THE VISIBILITY WAS 1 MILE AT THAT TIME. THE WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE BREAK OUT OF THE CLOUDS APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN RUNWAY 27 (4,550 FEET BY 75 FEET). THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE INCREASE POWER AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE ENTER A LEFT TURN, THEN A TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT AROUND A WATER TOWER LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF CVX. THE AIRPLANE THEN ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 27. WITNESSES HEARD THE PILOT MAKE A RADIO CALL FOR A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 27. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE BEGIN A RIGHT TURN TOWARD RUNWAY 27, PITCH NOSE UP, AND THEN ROLL TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE ADJACENT TO THE NORTH PERIMETER OF CVX. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY WITHIN A THREE STALL GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE RESIDENCE.AT 1925 EDT, THE CVX AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM (AWOS) REPORTED THE WIND FROM 270 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 2 MILES, MIST, OVERCAST AT 400 FEET, TEMPERATURE 11 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT 11 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.72 INCHES OF MERCURY.AT 1945 EDT, THE CVX AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM (AWOS) REPORTED THE WIND FROM 260 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 1 ¾ MILES, DRIZZLE, OVERCAST AT 200 FEET, TEMPERATURE 11 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT 11 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.72 INCHES OF MERCURY.THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE, CONTAINED THE LEFT WING TIP FUEL TANK FAIRING AND PITOT TUBE. THE MAIN WRECKAGE CONSISTED OF THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE, EMPENNAGE, AND BOTH WINGS. THE THREE BLADE PROPELLER WAS SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT AND CAME TO REST ADJACENT TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE SHOWED THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE FLAPS WERE RETRACTED. ## 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 CEN11FA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA417), Jun 24, 2011: Beech A36 (N88MN), Charlevoix, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to not execute a missed approach in… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.