# NTSB CHI75DEM29: Beech 35, N4416D, Gladwin, MI, March 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1975
- Place: Gladwin, MI · GLADWIN, MI
- Location: 43.9840° N, 84.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gladwin, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9840&lon=-84.4872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146854
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1016   75/3/1    GLADWIN,MI          BEECH 35            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 2400
        TIME - 1000                    N4416D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAINES FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLADWIN,MI                  BIRCH RUN,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           15                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OVERCORRECTED TO R WHILE ATMPTG TO CLR FENCE ACFT STALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4416D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4416D-2012-06-27), registration cancelled 2012-06-27, S/N D-4604, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35
- Registry model: [Beech G35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g35) (registry code 1151516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Haines Farm Strip

## 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 19750301003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750301003969A), Mar 1, 1975: Beech G35, Gladwin, MI, Substantial damage. Overcorrected to r while atmptg to clr fence acft stalled.

## Other investigations on N4416D (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 CHI66F0661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0661), Mar 28, 1966: Beech G35 (N4416D), Gladwin, MI, 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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