# Incident 19970724027339I: Amd FALCON2000, Grand Rapids, MI, July 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1997, 12:15 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N3765C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON2000
- Reported engine: CFE CFE73811B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724027339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CREW HEARD NOISE & SMALL BUMP IN CONTROLS WHILE DESCENDING THREW 270 K' AT 300 KNOTS OVER LAKE MICHIGAN, AIRCRAFT LANDED AT DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. TAXIED TO HANGAR DEPLANED. CREW INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOUND MAJOR PIECES OF LT. ENGINE COWLING MISSING & DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE & TAIL CONE.

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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