# Incident 19780825038169I: Beech A65, Detroit, MI, August 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1978, 18:18 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N814Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814Q-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 65 (registry code 1152802, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 500 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/19780825038169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT CHECK GEAR POSITION BEFORE LANDING. GEAR MOTOR SOLENOID ERRATIC, WARNING HORN INOP. PN 6046-H-39-A

## Other reports on N814Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19770820030409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820030409A), Aug 20, 1977: Beech 65 (N814Q), Islip, NY, Substantial damage

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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