# NTSB CHI70AC090: Beech E18, N1814, Detroit, MI, June 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1970
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126106
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0763  70/6/17    DETROIT,MICH        BEECH E18           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 6700
        TIME - 1655                    N1814               PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,OHIO                 DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- TWR TRANS WIND CHNG DURING FINAL APCH. OBS SAW ACFT T/D LONG. GUSTING TO 26K. STRUCK ILS ANTENNA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1814](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1814-1974-07-25), registration cancelled 1974-07-25, S/N BA-423, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18
- Registry model: [Beech E18S-9700](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s-9700) (registry code 1151008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit City

## Other investigations on N1814 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC66F0152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0152), Aug 5, 1965: Beechcraft E-18S (N1814), Red Bank, NJ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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