42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 5, 1981 · 20:55 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent Co International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VIAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9487Z
Reported as
Beech C45H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total600 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.
Developed oil leak in left engine. Returned and found hole in rocker cover due to misadjusted rocker clearance.
As the FAA filed it
DEVELOPED OIL LEAK IN LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED AND FOUND HOLE IN ROCKER COVER DUE TO MISADJUSTED ROCKER CLEARANCE.