# NTSB CHI68A0020: Beech 65, N343NF, Sparta, MI, August 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1967
- Place: Sparta, MI · SPARTA, MI
- Location: 43.1567° N, 85.7110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparta, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1567&lon=-85.7110&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1145  67/8/21    SPARTA,MICH         BEECH 65            CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1522                    N343NF              PX-  4  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               52, 15665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            578 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 2 ENGINES
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. PLT CONTINUED FLT,LOST CONTROL DURING LOW ALT BANK. ACFT STRUCK TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N343NF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sparta

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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