19861112054619A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Detroit, MI · November 12, 1986

Date
November 12, 1986 · 01:00 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit Metro Wayne County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BTUA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8161K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA025
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360KB
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,221 total512 in this make and model149 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.

The aircraft struck a ditch during night taxi. The tower directed pilot into an unmarked hazard.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH DURING NIGHT TAXI. THE TOWER DIRECTED PILOT INTO AN UNMARKED HAZARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.