# Incident 19811201085339I: Grumav G159, Cleveland, OH, December 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1981, 21:10 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Hopkins International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFASC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G159
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5297E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,100 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811201085339I

## Narrative

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

STATIC DISCHARGE ON APPROACH, EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND BRIGHT FLASH. FAILED RADIOS, BURNED OUT LIGHTS, BURN MARK ON PROP

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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