# NTSB CHI91TL#01: Aerospatiale AS350B, N48CD, Wixom, MI, October 5, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: October 5, 1990, 11:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Wixom, MI
- Coordinates: 42.77909, -82.929359 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7791&lon=-82.9294&mi=10
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91TL#01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15198/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91TL%2301

## Aircraft

- Registration: N48CD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPATIALE AS350B
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1883
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: City Of Detroit, doing business as Detroit Police Dept.
- Registered owner: City Of Detroit
- Departed: 1G4
- Destination: 1G4
- Airport: 1G4, Spencer Field

## Weather

- Conditions: 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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