42.0083° N, 91.6441° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 7, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Cedar Rapids, IA
Airport
Cedar Rapids
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4864J
Reported as
Beech V35
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 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.
Zm near midair with ultralight during radar control cruise. Ultra light not seen on radar.
As the FAA filed it
ZM NEAR MIDAIR WITH ULTRALIGHT DURING RADAR CONTROL CRUISE. ULTRA LIGHT NOT SEEN ON RADAR.