- Date
- April 4, 1972
- Place
- Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- CF-S1JBeech D18SN159VWBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0409 72/4/4 ROMULUS,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2136 N159VW PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 32, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 2300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSILANTI,MICH ROMULUS,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- POSITIONING FOR MAIL FLT. N159VW TAXIED INTO CF-S1J IN ENG RUN UP. ADJACENT AREA WAS WELL LTD.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0409 72/4/4 ROMULUS,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 2136 CF-S1J PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 41, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROMULUS,MICH TORONTO,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- ATC GRND CTL STATED CF-S1J WAS IDENTIFIED DURING TAXI BY ITS NAV LTS.DIDNT RECALL ANY INOP LTS.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- CF-S1J
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
- Registration
- N159VW
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
N159VWRegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · 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.