38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1980
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N487A
Reported as
Aerosp 262ANORD
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 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.
Za zt crew noted smoke from area of propeller pitch bar, near the radar unit. Radar fuse blown.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZT CREW NOTED SMOKE FROM AREA OF PROPELLER PITCH BAR, NEAR THE RADAR UNIT. RADAR FUSE BLOWN.