# Incident 19790829033669I: Beech TC45J, Ypsilanti, MI, August 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1979, 04:18 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231LJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231LJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech TC-45J (registry code 1151022, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH TC45J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 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/19790829033669I

## Narrative

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

GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## Other reports on N231LJ (6)

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

- [Accident 19940613015299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940613015299A), Jun 13, 1994: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Left engine fuel pressure lost. Restored by aux fuel pump compressor stall landing and fire. Crimped fuelline broke
- [Incident 19880216009099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880216009099I), Feb 16, 1988: Beech STCC45 (N231LJ), Buffalo, NY. Right engine shutdown at level flight. Landed safely. Found faulty gear box.
- [Incident 19861118070429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861118070429I), Nov 18, 1986: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Richmond, OH. Aircraft electrical system failed in flight. Pilot elected to land on a road. Exact cause is undetermined.
- [Incident 19851031064989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031064989I), Oct 31, 1985: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Erlanger, KY, Minor damage. Tail lifted after use of brakes and aircraft nosed over. Damage to radome, propellers, and engine.
- [Incident 19800719061679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719061679I), Jul 19, 1980: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Buffalo, NY. Shut down engine due to loss of oil pressure. Found loose oil line.
- [Incident 19780125004929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780125004929I), Jan 25, 1978: Beech TC45J (N231LJ), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. While on circling approach struck flock of birds. Power lost, engine shutdown.

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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