41.8231° N, 71.4188° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 17, 1982 · 11:50 local
Place
Providence, RI
Airport
Providence
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
RANA
Aircraft
N26208
Reported as
Aerosp 262A12NORD
Reported engine
TMECA TURMO4C
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,942 total3,662 in this make and model172 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.
Left engine fire horn and light on. Used fire bottle and landed. Engine fire detector failed. Replaced.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FIRE HORN AND LIGHT ON. USED FIRE BOTTLE AND LANDED. ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR FAILED. REPLACED.