# Accident 19880310004929A: Beech E18S, Detroit, MI, March 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1988, 00:26 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FJOA
- Location: 42.4691° N, 83.0596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4691&lon=-83.0596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900WP-1989-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,764 total, 375 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310004929A

## Narrative

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

500 LBS OVER GROSS AND AFT CG LIMITS. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO HOMES. ALSO CARGO MAY HAVE SHIFTED AFT.

## 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 CHI88FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA075), Mar 10, 1988: Beech E18S (N900WP), Warren, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N900WP (1)

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

- [Incident 19851214070069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851214070069I), Dec 14, 1985: Beech E18S (N900WP), Pontiac, MI, Minor damage. Cabin heater became inoperative when wiring supplied ignition to fuel vapors causing unnoticed in flight fire.

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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