47.1118° N, 88.5672° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houghton, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 7, 1981 · 09:30 local
Place
Houghton, MI
Airport
Co Memorial
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1583T
Reported as
Cessna 310Q
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1,400 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.
With left engine idling, pilot deplaned to close hangar door. Aircraft moved forward hit hangar. No braking bypass.
As the FAA filed it
WITH LEFT ENGINE IDLING, PILOT DEPLANED TO CLOSE HANGAR DOOR. AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD HIT HANGAR. NO BRAKING BYPASS.