# NTSB CHI69F0136: Beech 35, N89W, Byron, MI, July 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1968
- Place: Byron, MI · BYRON, MI
- Location: 42.8207° N, 83.9499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8207&lon=-83.9499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0136
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0136

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2359  68/7/25    BYRON,MICH          BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 209
        TIME - 1915                    N89W                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89W-2016-09-13), registration cancelled 2016-09-13, S/N D-1001, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech 35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35) (registry code 1151502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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