# NTSB CHI65D0044: Beechcraft J-35, N3011C, Rogers City, MI, February 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1965
- Place: Rogers City, MI · ROGERS CITY, MI
- Location: 45.4177° N, 83.8048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rogers City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4177&lon=-83.8048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179615
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65D0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0477  65/2/14    ROGERS CITY MICH    BEECHCRAFT J-35     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 61 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N3011C              PX-  0  0  6  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROGERS CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- THREE PSGS MINORS-OLDEST 8 YEARS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3011C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT J-35
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rogers City

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.

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