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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A23 · Northville, MI · May 22, 1982

Date
May 22, 1982 · 13:24 local
Place
Northville, MI
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1405L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FA181
Reported as
Beech A23
Reported engine
Continental IO346A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total22 in this make and model22 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.

Aircraft was observed flying low under clouds, striking tree and then powerline before crashing to ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW UNDER CLOUDS, STRIKING TREE AND THEN POWERLINE BEFORE CRASHING TO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.