# NTSB CHI79FEC05: Beechcraft D-18S, N80369, Flint, MI, November 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1978
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138478
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4020   78/11/3 NR.FLINT,MI           BEECHCRAFT D-18S    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0427                    N80369              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            35, 2391 TOTAL HOURS, 247
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP FLINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAINT LOUIS,MO             FLINT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        REMARKS- PIPER PA-28-140,N54393,DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80369](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80369-1980-11-12), registration cancelled 1980-11-12, S/N A-157 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bishop Flint

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781103037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103037479A), Nov 3, 1978: Beech TC45G, Flint, MI, Destroyed. Piper PA-28-140,N54393,destroyed by fire.

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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