- Date
- September 25, 1966
- Place
- Charlevoix, MI · CHARLEVOIX, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3721BBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121495
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0806 66/9/25 CHARLEVOIX MICH BEECH E18S CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1812 N3721B PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 36, 1690 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 304 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLEVOIX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK RAILROAD EMBANKMENT.PILOT DIED 10-14-66.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3721B
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Charlevoix
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