42.2403° N, 83.5315° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 23, 1978 · 16:00 local
Place
Ypsilanti, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JWY
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N500PP
Reported as
Lear 24
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,750 total850 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.
Both generator lights came on and cb's tripped. Smoke coming from hell hole. Wire bundle burned.
As the FAA filed it
BOTH GENERATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND CB'S TRIPPED. SMOKE COMING FROM HELL HOLE. WIRE BUNDLE BURNED.