# NTSB CHI71FDW30: Beech 35, N4577V, Morrice, MI, January 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1971
- Place: Morrice, MI · MORRICE, MI
- Location: 42.8361° N, 84.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morrice, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8361&lon=-84.1843&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDW30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDW30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0414   71/1/8    MORRICE,MICH        BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4577V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DYSINGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWOSSO,MICH                 MORRICE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4577V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4577V-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N D-952, 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
- Airport: Dysinger

## Other investigations on N4577V (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 WPR09CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA387), Aug 5, 2009: Beech 35 (N4577V), St. Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the crosswind gust and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the gusty crosswind weather…

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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