# Incident 19831223072729I: Beech N35, Detroit, MI, December 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1983, 12:30 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Wayne County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9409Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9409Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech N35 (registry code 1151528, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-n35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH N35
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223072729I

## Narrative

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

PROPPED AIRCRAFT ON ICE COVERED RAMP. COCKPIT EMPTY. STARTED MOVING. STRUCK A FOUR FOOT SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N9409Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790625016669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625016669I), Jun 25, 1979: Beech N35 (N9409Y), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Zw pilot forgot to extend the gear.

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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