# NTSB CHI79FEC07: Beech B23, N7615R, Brighton, MI, December 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1978
- Place: Brighton, MI · BRIGHTON, MI
- Location: 42.5297° N, 83.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5297&lon=-83.7845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3319  78/12/12   BRIGHTON,MI         BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1130                    N7615R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  300 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYNE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHTON,MI                 OWOSSO,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- STUDENT PILOT/MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. NO DUAL INSTR RCVD WITHIN PRECEDING 90 DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7615R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7615R-1979-09-10), registration cancelled 1979-09-10, S/N M-1238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23
- Registry model: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hyne Field

## 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 19781212036399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212036399A), Dec 12, 1978: Beech A2319, Brighton, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot/medical certificate expired. No dual instr rcvd witpreceding 90 days.

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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