39.9523° N, 75.1638° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 14, 1984 · 08:40 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1AP
Reported as
Cessna 650
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE7313
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total450 in this make and model95 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 cowling separated on descent. Latch could have appeared closed and 2 pieces of attaching hook not mated.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED ON DESCENT. LATCH COULD HAVE APPEARED CLOSED AND 2 PIECES OF ATTACHING HOOK NOT MATED.