# NTSB CHI67F0207: Beech H35, N8208D, Frankfort, MI, August 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1966
- Place: Frankfort, MI · FRANKFORT, MI
- Location: 44.6368° N, 86.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6368&lon=-86.2320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121694
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0207
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0207

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2493  66/8/20  NR.FRANKFORT MICH     BEECH H35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1400                    N8208D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER PA-23 N4057P SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UNQUALIFIED PERSON AT CONTROLS OF N8208D.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8208D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8208D-2014-09-09), registration cancelled 2014-09-09, S/N D-5295, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH H35
- Registry model: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Frankfort

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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