# Accident 19820718029749A: Beech 36BEECH, Ypsilanti, MI, July 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1982, 09:57 local time
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2396° N, 83.6205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2396&lon=-83.6205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,584 total, 41 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820718029749A

## Narrative

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

REACHED TO HELP PASSENGER TO OPEN DOOR WHILE ENGINE IDLING, BUMPED THROTTLE. AIRPLANE RAN INTO A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA257), Jul 18, 1982: Beech 36 (N52GS), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N52GS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840214011209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214011209I), Feb 14, 1984: Beech 36BEECH (N52GS), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot was wearing a headset and failed to hear gear horn.

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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