40.2009° N, 76.7292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 26, 1981 · 09:35 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Middletown
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N29808
Reported as
Aerosp 262ANORD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,370 total1,375 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.
During departure left inlet turbine temperature dropped to zero. Repaired buss bar.
As the FAA filed it
DURING DEPARTURE LEFT INLET TURBINE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO ZERO. REPAIRED BUSS BAR.