# NTSB CHI71AC071: Beech 35-B33, Bellaire, MI, April 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1971
- Place: Bellaire, MI · BELLAIRE, MI
- Location: 44.9714° N, 85.2023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellaire, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9714&lon=-85.2023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161301
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0003   71/4/3    BELLAIRE,MICH       BEECH 35-B33        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1128                    CF-RGX              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  46, 185 TOTAL HOURS, 133
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTRIM COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAULT STE MARIE,CAN         LONDON,ONTARIO,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- IMPACTED FROZEN LAKE. PLT RECD WEA BRIEF 4/2/71.UNK PERSON RECD PHONE WEA BRIEF ON DAY OF ACCDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-RGX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-B33
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Antrim County

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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