# NTSB CHI69F0363: Beech B90, N414GN, Houghton, MI, November 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1968
- Place: Houghton, MI · HOUGHTON, MI
- Location: 47.1118° N, 88.5672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houghton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1118&lon=-88.5672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0363
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0363

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3856  68/11/17   HOUGHTON,MICH       BEECH B90           CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1856                    N414GN              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 47, 11292 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            196 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUGHTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N414GN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Houghton

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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