- Date
- June 25, 1970
- Place
- Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N80212Beech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125617
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0643 70/6/25 YPSILANTI,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1746 TIME - 2145 N80212 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 327 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSILANTI,MICH ROCKFORD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES REMARKS- TAXIED INTO OCCUPIED CARGO LOADER ON RAMP. ACFT LTS INADEQUATE DUE WEAK BATT. RAMP LTG MINIMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80212
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willow Run
N80212Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.