# Incident 19960823028059I: Beech E18S, Grand Rapids, MI, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996, 03:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EARA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666AK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823028059I

## Narrative

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

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^

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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