39.8017° N, 89.6437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 24, 1981 · 07:40 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IASA
Aircraft
N408EX
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total300 in this make and model175 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.
Gyro compass and VOR problems. Landed en route. Found loose antenna lead and dirty static wicks. Gyro low speed.
As the FAA filed it
GYRO COMPASS AND VOR PROBLEMS. LANDED EN ROUTE. FOUND LOOSE ANTENNA LEAD AND DIRTY STATIC WICKS. GYRO LOW SPEED.