# Accident 19870304009469A: Casa C212CC, Detroit, MI, March 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1987, 14:34 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FBAA
- Location: 42.2192° N, 83.3496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2192&lon=-83.3496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160FB-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CC (registry code 2410204, https://openairdocs.org/model/construcciones-aeronauticas-c-212-cc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CASA C212CC
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 9
- Pilot flight hours: 17,953 total, 3,144 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870304009469A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE OPERATING THE PROPELLER IN THE BETA MODE ON FINAL.TOO SLOW PLANE CAUSED ASYMETRIC THRUST.LOST CONTROL

## 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 DCA87MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA022), Mar 4, 1987: CASA C-212-CC (N160FB), Romulus, MI, destroyed, 9 fatal

## Other reports on N160FB (2)

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

- [Incident 19830204007389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204007389I), Feb 4, 1983: Casa C212200 (N160FB), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Lost control on landing roll as a wind gust picked up a wing and dragged the other wing on the runway.
- [Incident 19821115065649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821115065649I), Nov 15, 1982: Casa C212200 (N160FB), Romulus, MI, Damage unknown. Left engine failure. Engine was feathered. Normal landing. Suspect a shaft in the nose case failed.

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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