# NTSB CHI74DEM52: Beech A35, N8758A, Cheboygan, MI, March 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1974
- Place: Cheboygan, MI · CHEBOYGAN, MI
- Location: 45.6419° N, 84.4688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cheboygan, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6419&lon=-84.4688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0577  74/3/27    CHEBOYGAN,MICH      BEECH A35           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 103
        TIME - 1400                    N8758A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEBOYGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEBOYGAN,MICH              HOWELL,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF RAN INTO SOME SLUSH LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL.L WING HIT SNOWBANK.WIND GUSTING 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8758A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8758A-2018-02-07), registration cancelled 2018-02-07, S/N D-2180, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Registry model: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504) (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: Cheboygan

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740327006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740327006229A), Mar 27, 1974: Beech A35, Cheboygan, MI, Substantial damage. Drg tkof ran into some slush lost directional ctl.l wing hit snowbank. Wind gusting 15K.

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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