# NTSB CHI90TF#01: North American NA-265-40, N50CD, Detroit, MI, February 3, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: February 3, 1990, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Coordinates: 42.400806, -82.999397 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4008&lon=-82.9994&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90TF#01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14790/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90TF%2301

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50CD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50CD-1991-10-15), registration cancelled 1991-10-15, S/N 28242 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN NA-265-40
- Registry model: [North American NA-265-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40) (registry code 6402608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 282-42
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: Detroit City Police
- Registered owner: City Of Detroit
- Departed: TPA, TAMPA, FL
- Destination: DET
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DET, Detroit City

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day

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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