42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 10, 1988 · 15:58 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BTVA
Aircraft
N807CC
Reported as
Gulstm G1159
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,100 total1,000 in this make and model101 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.
Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Hit taxiway light before stopping. Pilot stated he had a wind shift.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. HIT TAXIWAY LIGHT BEFORE STOPPING. PILOT STATED HE HAD A WIND SHIFT.