# NTSB Accident CHI01LA140
> **Beech 58** · 2001-05-22 · Gaylord, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA140
- **Event ID:** 20010524X01011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-05-22
- **Location:** Gaylord, MI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 58
- **Registration:** N23AM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot not maintaining directional control during the reported loss of number one engine power during initial climb and the pilot not following the airplane emergency procedure's corrective action for engine failure after lift-off, and the inadvertent stall/spin he encountered. Factors  were the high grass on the runway, the runway grass cutting maintenance not being performed by the pilot/airstrip owner, and the unsuitable terrain used by the pilot.

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