32.7831° N, 96.8067° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 23, 1978 · 18:00 local
Place
Dallas, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MTR
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N932MA
Reported as
Dhav DHC6TWNOTTER
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,600 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 shutdown due to severe vibration and drop in fuel flow. Turbine blades separated, part nr 302341.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION AND DROP IN FUEL FLOW. TURBINE BLADES SEPARATED, PART NR 302341.