42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent Co
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N662JB
Reported as
Israel 1124
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Pilot spooled engines up after starting. Damaging a light airplane tied down behind it. N7622E.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SPOOLED ENGINES UP AFTER STARTING. DAMAGING A LIGHT AIRPLANE TIED DOWN BEHIND IT. N7622E.