42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1983 · 04:05 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Ken County International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N37102
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total3,500 in this make and model200 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.
Departed from a runway when snow plows were on it. Confusion between pilot airport personnel and flight service.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED FROM A RUNWAY WHEN SNOW PLOWS WERE ON IT. CONFUSION BETWEEN PILOT AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND FLIGHT SERVICE.