26.2034° N, 98.2300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 17, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place
Mcallen, TX
Airport
Miller International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EMAA
Aircraft
N374NE
Reported as
Frchld FH227
People aboard
26
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Smelled smoke in cockpit. High amp draw on generator. Bearing failure in air condition air recirculating fan.
As the FAA filed it
SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. HIGH AMP DRAW ON GENERATOR. BEARING FAILURE IN AIR CONDITION AIR RECIRCULATING FAN.