# Incident 19810305014449I: Beech C45H, Grand Rapids, MI, March 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1981, 20:55 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VIAA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9487Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 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/19810305014449I

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED OIL LEAK IN LEFT ENGINE. RETURNED AND FOUND HOLE IN ROCKER COVER DUE TO MISADJUSTED ROCKER CLEARANCE.

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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