# Incident 19780119003669I: Beech E55, Allegan, MI, January 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1978, 16:20 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5311° N, 85.8392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allegan, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5311&lon=-85.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119003669I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AUTOMOBILE STRUCK SNOWBANK ON TAXIWAY AND THEN HIT WINGTIP OF AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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