# Incident 19780320009229I: Beech 200BEECH, Pontiac, MI, March 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 200 (registry code 1152920, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-41 (registry code 61541, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 80 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/19780320009229I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DAMAGED IN FLIGHT BY LIGHTNING STRIKE. ALL SYSTEMS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

## Other reports on N49KC (1)

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

- [Incident 20050810021779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050810021779I), Aug 10, 2005: Beech 200BEECH (N49KC), Spearfish, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On August 10, 2005, at approximately 10:00 pm MDT, at Spearfish, SD (spf). N49KC, Beechcraft model BE-200-200, operated by aviation charter, inc. (aboa)…

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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