39.7684° N, 86.1580° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 10, 1981 · 09:15 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MVAA
Aircraft
N331MV
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
7
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.
Shortly after takeoff the flight declared an emergency. Smoke in the cockpit. Deicing fluid problem.
As the FAA filed it
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. DEICING FLUID PROBLEM.