29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 11, 1982 · 16:40 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Intercontinental
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N51AG
Reported as
Blanca 51ARIES
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,730 total100 in this make and model190 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.
Zg zt fumes in cockpit and engine vibration. Propeller spinner bulkhead failed at propeller attach bolt area.
As the FAA filed it
ZG ZT FUMES IN COCKPIT AND ENGINE VIBRATION. PROPELLER SPINNER BULKHEAD FAILED AT PROPELLER ATTACH BOLT AREA.