# Incident 19890523064041I: Lear 31, Benton Harbor, MI, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 22:10 local time
- Place: Benton Harbor, MI
- Airport: Ross Field-Twin Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1135° N, 86.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton Harbor, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1135&lon=-86.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31CG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 31
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,410 total, 175 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523064041I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WING OF NR36ZX WHICH WAS IMMOBILIZED ON RUNWAY. PILOT WAS MAKING A NIGHT TAKEOFF ON UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N36ZX, Beech A36: [Incident 19890523064042I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523064042I)

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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