- Date
- June 27, 1974
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19740627027642A19740627027641A
- Case key
- 128121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1928 74/6/27 DETROIT,MICH BELL 47G-5A CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 598 TIME - 2257 N59399 PX- 0 0 0 POLICE PATROL TOTAL HOURS, 378 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- PATROL DUTY OVR DETROIT RIVER.TOWER PERSONNEL DID NOT ISSUE PERTINENT TRAFFIC INFORMATION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1928 74/6/27 DETROIT,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 2257 N3616B PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 41, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OLIVE BRANCH,MISS DETROIT,MICH BOWLING GREEN,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF OTHER TRAFFIC PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - TOWER RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING REMARKS- DESCENDING OVER CITY AREA AT NIGHT.TOWER PERSONNEL DID NOT ISSUE PERTINENT TRAFFIC INFORMATION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3616B
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit City
N3616BRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2011 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine 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.
- Registration
- N59399
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Detroit City
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3616B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.