- Date
- May 22, 1982, 13:24 local (17:24 UTC)
- Place
- Northville, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1405LBeech A23
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820522017949A
- Case key
- 72048
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At 1701 EDT on 5/21/82, the non-instrument rated pilot called a flight service station and requested an IFR weather briefing. The briefing was for a flight from lapeer, Michigan to frankfort, Kentucky. The plane departed the next day at about 1200 EDT with no flight plan. The aircraft struck a treetop, hit a powerline and impacted a wooded area near Northville, MI. Several witnesses heard and/or saw the plane at low altitude before it crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1405L
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-794
- Airframe hours
- 1,909
- Engine
- Continental IO-346A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mitchell A. Williams
- Registered owner
- Mitchell A. Williams
- Departed
- Lapeer, MI
- Destination
- Frankfort, KY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 22 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 138 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.