# NTSB CHI77FA042: Beagle 206S2, N500KR, Mendon, MI, May 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1977
- Place: Mendon, MI · MENDON, MI
- Location: 42.0085° N, 85.4540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0085&lon=-85.4540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2105   77/5/2    MENDON,MI           BEAGLE 206S2        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 67, 609
        TIME - 0925                    N500KR              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC MI                  KALAMAZOO MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N500KR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500KR-1977-11-11), registration cancelled 1977-11-11, S/N 065 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEAGLE 206S2
- Registry model: [Beagle B.206 SERIES 2](https://openairdocs.org/model/beagle-b-206-series-2) (registry code 1121224) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kalamazoo Municip

## 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 19770502030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770502030329A), May 2, 1977: Beagle B2062, Mendon, IN, Destroyed

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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