42.1135° N, 86.4472° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 23, 1989 · 22:10 local
Place
Benton Harbor, MI
Airport
Ross Field-Twin Cities
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31CG
Reported as
Lear 31
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,410 total175 in this make and model97 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.
Struck wing of NR36ZX which was immobilized on runway. Pilot was making a night takeoff on uncontrolled airport.
As the FAA filed it
STRUCK WING OF NR36ZX WHICH WAS IMMOBILIZED ON RUNWAY. PILOT WAS MAKING A NIGHT TAKEOFF ON UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.