41.0670° N, 73.7076° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 19, 1978 · 10:00 local
Place
White Plains, NY
Airport
Westchester Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N52DD
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine slowly lost RPM. Returned for landing. Proximity switch support bracket broken.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SLOWLY LOST RPM. RETURNED FOR LANDING. PROXIMITY SWITCH SUPPORT BRACKET BROKEN.