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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech G35 · Detroit, MI · August 21, 1997

Date
August 21, 1997 · 14:15 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Willow Run
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4630D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA268
Reported as
Beech G35
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Pilot was turning prop by hand. Engine started. G35 collided with terrain and flipped over. (-23) see narrative #CHI97LA268

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS TURNING PROP BY HAND. ENGINE STARTED. G35 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI97LA268

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.