42.7325° N, 84.5555° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 11, 1984 · 23:59 local
Place
Lansing, MI
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CKSA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N231SK
Reported as
Beech STCC45
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331101B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,799 total284 in this make and model284 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.
Without warning, right engine spooled up and failed internally. Rotor overspeed due to separated speed signal drive
As the FAA filed it
WITHOUT WARNING, RIGHT ENGINE SPOOLED UP AND FAILED INTERNALLY. ROTOR OVERSPEED DUE TO SEPARATED SPEED SIGNAL DRIVE