42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 22, 1979 · 08:50 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
City
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N75M
Reported as
Gulstm G159
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total1,500 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.
Fire warning occurred on #2 engine. Pilot feathered engine, returned to airport. No evidence of any fire.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE WARNING OCCURRED ON #2 ENGINE. PILOT FEATHERED ENGINE, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FIRE.