42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 21, 1983 · 14:35 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Plymouth Mettetal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8852A
Reported as
Beech 35BEECH
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,189 total155 in this make and model100 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.
Electrical system failed during gear retraction. Manually extended landing gear. Generator brushes not seated.
As the FAA filed it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED DURING GEAR RETRACTION. MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR. GENERATOR BRUSHES NOT SEATED.