# NTSB CHI67F0578: Beech 95, N2702Y, Houghton Lake, MI, April 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1967
- Place: Houghton Lake, MI · HOUGHTON LAKE, MI
- Location: 44.3011° N, 84.7499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houghton Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3011&lon=-84.7499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0578

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1112   67/4/8  NR.HOUGHTON LAK MICH  BEECH 95            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1500
        TIME - 1935                    N2702Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSCOMMON COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT ADVISED RUNWAY HAD SOFT SPOTS.NIGHT LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2702Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2702Y-2012-09-21), registration cancelled 2012-09-21, S/N TD-34, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roscommon County

## Other investigations on N2702Y (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 FTW97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA157), Apr 7, 1997: Beech BE-95 (N2702Y), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main gear due to improper repair by the company maintenance personnel.

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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