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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Detroit, MI · June 27, 1974

Date
June 27, 1974
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Collision
Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3616B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74AC099
Reported as
Beech E18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total3,000 in this make and model320 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Descending over city area at night. Tower personnel did not maintain track of each acft.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDING OVER CITY AREA AT NIGHT.TOWER PERSONNEL DID NOT MAINTAIN TRACK OF EACH ACFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

Other reports on N3616B · 1

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