# NTSB CHI76FEM37: Evangel 4500, N4508L, Grand Haven, MI, April 19, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1976
- Place: Grand Haven, MI · GRAND HAVEN, MI
- Location: 43.0550° N, 86.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0550&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0807  76/4/19    GRAND HAVEN,MI      EVANGEL 4500        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 7586
        TIME - 1743                    N4508L              PX-  0  0  3  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 215 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND HAVEN MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND HAVEN,MI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- TKOF ADJ TO RWY ON GRASS AREA.ACFT ROLLED THRU SOFT SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4508L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4508L-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 008, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EVANGEL 4500
- Registry model: [Evangel Air 4500-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/evangel-air-4500-300) (registry code 3340104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Haven Mem

## 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 19760419009869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760419009869A), Apr 19, 1976: Evnair 4500300, Grand Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Tkof adj to rwy on grass area. Acft rolled thru soft sand.

## Other investigations on N4508L (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 ANC78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA023), Feb 27, 1978: Evangel 4500 (N4508L), Merrill Pass, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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