# Incident 19780214006509I: Beech 18/, Detroit, MI, February 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1978, 21:27 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450G-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (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 18/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,900 total, 1,171 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/19780214006509I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INTENDED TO RAISE FLAPS AFTER TOUCHDOWN. PUT CONTROL IN NEUTRAL. A GUSTY CROSSWIND DRIFTED HIM OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N450G (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900924042169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924042169A), Sep 24, 1990: Beech C45H (N450G), Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Began to veer into crosswind,overcompensated with power on opposite engine and aborted as aircraft left the runway.
- [Incident 19890215026579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215026579I), Feb 15, 1989: Beech C45H (N450G), Great Falls, MT. Throttles stuck on climb. Returned, on warm up period throttles and controls were free. Suspect controls frozen.
- [Incident 19890201009799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890201009799I), Feb 1, 1989: Beech C45H (N450G), Great Falls, MT. Engine shut down due to oil pressure drop and temperature rise. Oil had congealed in oil cooler.

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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