43.5500° N, 96.7003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 2, 1982 · 20:45 local
Place
Sioux Falls, SD
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N101RW
Reported as
Rkwell 690B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,500 in this make and model90 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.
Vibration en route. Door light came on. Turning off autopilot light went off. Baggage door open. Lost luggage.
As the FAA filed it
VIBRATION EN ROUTE. DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. TURNING OFF AUTOPILOT LIGHT WENT OFF. BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN. LOST LUGGAGE.