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Smith Ted Aerostar 600 N9823Q

23 March 1984 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 March 1984 at about 03:18 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar 600 registered N9823Q was involved in an accident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 03:18
Classification
Accident
Location
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Detroit City (DET)
Coordinates
42.3294, -83.0501
Aircraft
Smith Ted Aerostar 600
Registration
N9823Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Positioning
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Musegan
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI84LA137

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE TAXIWAY COLLAPSED UNDER THE ACFT AS THE PLT PREPARED FOR TAKEOFF. THE ASPHALT SURFACE GAVE WAY DUE TO SUB-SURFACE EROSION AND A FOUR FT HOLE RESULTED. THE ACFTS LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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