39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 27, 1979 · 22:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N330S
Reported as
Rkwell 685
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total175 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.
Zg zt turbo exhaust system failed, burning electrical wiring and pressurization ducts, shut down engine, landed.
As the FAA filed it
ZG ZT TURBO EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILED, BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRING AND PRESSURIZATION DUCTS, SHUT DOWN ENGINE, LANDED.