# NTSB CHI69F0216: Beech 95-C55, N411L, Cherokee, KY, August 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1968
- Place: Cherokee, KY · CHEROKEE, KY
- Location: 38.0776° N, 82.8377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherokee, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0776&lon=-82.8377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0216

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2863   68/8/1    CHEROKEE,KY         BEECH 95-C55        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 7631
        TIME - 0604                    N411L               PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1003 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND 10K GUSTING TO 12K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N411L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowman

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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