41.4995° N, 81.6954° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1981 · 21:10 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFASC
Reported as
Grumav G159
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce DART5297E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,100 total4,500 in this make and model195 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.
Static discharge on approach, explosive noise and bright flash. Failed radios, burned out lights, burn mark on prop
As the FAA filed it
STATIC DISCHARGE ON APPROACH, EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND BRIGHT FLASH. FAILED RADIOS, BURNED OUT LIGHTS, BURN MARK ON PROP