41.8500° N, 87.6501° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 1, 1981 · 18:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AWAA
Aircraft
N262S
Reported as
Swrngn SA226TC
People aboard
16
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.
Engine throttle cable nut came off enroute, unable to control power. Shut down engine. Landed at destination.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE NUT CAME OFF ENROUTE, UNABLE TO CONTROL POWER. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LANDED AT DESTINATION.