# NTSB Accident CHI96LA243
> **Beech C-45H** · 1996-07-14 · MARSHALL, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA243
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06180
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-14
- **Location:** MARSHALL, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.260074, -84.9505
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 11
- **Total aboard:** 11
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** C-45H
- **Registration:** N9772Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.  The crosswind (quartering headwind) was a related factor.

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