# NTSB CHI72AC062: Douglas DC-3, N17318, Boyne Falls, MI, January 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1972
- Place: Boyne Falls, MI · BOYNE FALLS, MI
- Location: 45.1681° N, 84.9135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boyne Falls, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1681&lon=-84.9135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 10 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2263  72/1/30    BOYNE FALLS,MICH    DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  4  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1717                    N17318              PX-  0  0  8  CORP/EXEC                 37, 9475 TOTAL HOURS, 735
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOYNE FALLS,MICH            CLEVELAND,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      0
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O WITH FROST ON WINDSHIELD.OBS SAW PLT WITH HIS HEAD OUT SIDE WINDOW DURING ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17318](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17318-2022-06-04), registration cancelled 2022-06-04, S/N 1933, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3-G202A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g202a) (registry code 3021424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boyne Falls

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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