# Incident 19780208007811I: Beech G17S, Grosse Ile, MI, February 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1978, 17:15 local time
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1292° N, 83.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grosse Ile, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1292&lon=-83.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4710V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4710V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G17S (registry code 1150564, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g17s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G17S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 53 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/19780208007811I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PREPARING TO TURN OFF ICY RUNWAY DID NOT SEE PLANE TAXXING TO AVOID HIMSTRUCK N8758E.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8758E, Piper PA28R200: [Incident 19780208007812I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007812I)

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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