# NTSB CHI70AC094: Beech D18S, N80212, Ypsilanti, MI, June 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1970
- Place: Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
- Location: 42.2444° N, 83.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ypsilanti, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2444&lon=-83.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70AC094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70AC094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0643  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80212-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N A-192, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Run

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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