42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 3, 1978 · 17:40 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N408SA
Reported as
Beech 99
People aboard
10
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot skidded on ice during runway turnoff. Hit a snowbank, turnoff area not sanded.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SKIDDED ON ICE DURING RUNWAY TURNOFF. HIT A SNOWBANK, TURNOFF AREA NOT SANDED.