# NTSB CHI75AC014: Beech D18S, N35CB, Detroit, MI, August 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1974
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2246   74/8/7    DETROIT,MICH        BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1104                    N35CB               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            57, 9440 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DETROIT,MICH                ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- GR SELECTOR FOUND IN UP PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N35CB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35CB-1974-11-05), registration cancelled 1974-11-05, S/N A-206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Detroit City

## 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 19740807029259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740807029259A), Aug 7, 1974: Beech TC45G, Detroit, MI, Destroyed. Gr selector found in up psn.

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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