# NTSB CHI78FA022: Beech D18S, N3537B, Flint, MI, February 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1978
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4197  78/2/10    FLINT,MI            BEECH D18S          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1850
        TIME - 0716                    N3537B              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST LOUIS,MO                 FLINT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- RUNWAY DRY 150 FT WIDE.CARGO HANDLER IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3537B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3537B-1981-03-23), registration cancelled 1981-03-23, S/N A-1002 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bishop

## 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 19780210042319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780210042319A), Feb 10, 1978: Beech D18S, Flint, MI, Substantial damage. Runway dry 150 ft wide. Cargo handler in aircraft.

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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