42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 23, 1996 · 03:00 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EARA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N666AK
Reported as
Beech E18S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total6,000 in this make and model100 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.
Narrative: ferry flight to pick up cargo. Crew- pilot and cargo handler. Pilot taxied onto a closed taxiway. ATCT was not in operation. The taxiway is under construction. Concrete is removed in a section. There was an estimated 2 1/2 foot drop from existing concrete to dirt below. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: FERRY FLIGHT TO PICK UP CARGO. CREW- PILOT AND CARGO HANDLER. PILOT TAXIED ONTO A CLOSED TAXIWAY. ATCT WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THE TAXIWAY IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. CONCRETE IS REMOVED IN A SECTION. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 2 1/2 FOOT DROP FROM EXISTING CONCRETE TO DIRT BELOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^