# NTSB CHI74FEM16: Beech E17L, N19467, Charlevoix, MI, August 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Charlevoix, MI · CHARLEVOIX, MI
- Location: 45.3139° N, 85.2556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlevoix, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3139&lon=-85.2556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2116  73/8/11    CHARLEVOIX,MICH     BEECH E17L          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 281
        TIME - 1700                    N19467              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLEVOIX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLEVOIX,MICH             LANSING,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- DRG TKOF ROLL ACFT STARTED TURNING R IT LIFTED OFF MOMENTARILY BFR R WING DROPPED-CARTWHEELED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19467](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19467), registered now, S/N 231, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E17L
- Registry model: [Beech E17L](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e17l) (registry code 1150556) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Charlevoix

## 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 19730811025749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811025749A), Aug 11, 1973: Beech SB17L, Charlevoix, MI, Destroyed. Drg tkof roll acft started turning r it lifted off momentarily bfr r wing dropped-cartwheeled.

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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