# Accident 19830504018099A: Beech B60, Detroit, MI, May 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1983, 19:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4124° N, 83.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4124&lon=-83.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821BE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1C4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 578 total, 34 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504018099A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI TO PARKING AREA, AIRCRAFT STRUCK LEFT WING OF PARKED AERO COMMANDER.

## 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 CHI83LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA199), May 4, 1983: Beech B-60 (N821BE), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

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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