# NTSB CHI67F0548: Cessna 320, N496CM, Muskegon, MI, February 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1967
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0548
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0548

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0491  67/2/16    MUSKEGON MICH       CESSNA 320          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N496CM              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 36, 10220 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            448 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- RUNWAY CLEAR OF ICE EXCEPT FOR WHITE PAINTED AREAS AT ENDS.ACFT SLID SIDEWAYS DURING TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N496CM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muskegon County

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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