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Beechcraft 24R N6561R

4 June 1979 · Traverse City, Michigan, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 4 June 1979 at about 09:47 local time, a Beechcraft 24R registered N6561R was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Traverse City, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:47
Classification
Accident
Location
Traverse City, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Cherry Capital
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft 24R
Registration
N6561R
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Flying School
Purpose of flight
Dual
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3545

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 1 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESS HEARD ENG RESTART JUST BFR ACFT HIT GROUND. ADEQUATE FUEL FOUND IN ALL TANKS & LINES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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