42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 3, 1981 · 21:07 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N27188
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total1,500 in this make and model275 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 overshot landing area in rain. Aircraft hydroplaned. Went off end of runway.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING AREA IN RAIN. AIRCRAFT HYDROPLANED. WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY.