# NTSB CHI72FEC19: Beech M35, N9751R, Owosso, MI, November 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1971
- Place: Owosso, MI · OWOSSO, MI
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3301  71/11/23   OWOSSO,MICH         BEECH M35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 850
        TIME - 1817                    N9751R              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 272 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWOSSO CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GOSHIN,IND                  FLINT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CRANKSHAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT FAILED. UN TO REACH ARPT IN VICINITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9751R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9751R-1978-10-05), registration cancelled 1978-10-05, S/N D6233, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH M35
- Registry model: [Beech M35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-m35) (registry code 1151526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owosso City

## Other investigations on N9751R (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 CHI78FEI27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI27), Jul 2, 1978: Beech M-35 (N9751R), Riveredge, OH, 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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