42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1984 · 15:00 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N12F
Reported as
Cvac Stcapjc
Reported engine
Allison 501D13
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total250 in this make and model70 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.
Engine exhaust duct clamp was cracked causing engine fire detection system to activate.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE EXHAUST DUCT CLAMP WAS CRACKED CAUSING ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE.