40.2009° N, 76.7292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 6, 1981 · 07:25 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Middletown
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N205CA
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A27
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,525 total375 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.
After takeoff left engine torque and RPM fluctuated. Returned and had fuel control unit for left engine changed.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT ENGINE TORQUE AND RPM FLUCTUATED. RETURNED AND HAD FUEL CONTROL UNIT FOR LEFT ENGINE CHANGED.