# NTSB CHI71DBM17: Beech A19, N6981Q, Elkhart, IN, March 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1971
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160073
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0823   71/3/4    ELKHART,IND         BEECH A19           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 145
        TIME - 1440                    N6981Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKHART MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT GAS TRUCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6981Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6981Q-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N MB-329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A19
- Registry model: [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a) (registry code 1151214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elkhart Muni

## Other investigations on N6981Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA73FLD87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD87), Jun 17, 1973: Beech 19A (N6981Q), Holmes Beach, FL, 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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