33.7490° N, 84.3880° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 9, 1981 · 22:46 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
W B Hartsfield In
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5060E
Reported as
Rkwell 685
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520K
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,300 total20 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.
Aircraft filled with smoke during climb thru 17000 feet. Right engine quit on final approach. Turbocharger fail.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING CLIMB THRU 17000 FEET. RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. TURBOCHARGER FAIL.