42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 23, 1981 · 16:51 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metroit City
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EADA
Aircraft
N347
Reported as
Beech 18*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total600 in this make and model175 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 declared an emergency when the propeller governor on right engine failed. Plugged screen caused feathering.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHEN THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR ON RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. PLUGGED SCREEN CAUSED FEATHERING.