41.7997° N, 89.6959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 4, 1982 · 08:55 local
Place
Sterling, IL
Airport
Whiteside Co
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MVAA
Aircraft
N330US
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,385 total1,320 in this make and model105 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.
Za zg zk flight diverted when left propeller fluctuated 400 RPM. Governor #821009 replaced. SDR issued.
As the FAA filed it
ZA ZG ZK FLIGHT DIVERTED WHEN LEFT PROPELLER FLUCTUATED 400 RPM. GOVERNOR #821009 REPLACED. SDR ISSUED.