19850314014889I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rkwell NA26565 · Pittsburgh, PA · March 14, 1985

Date
March 14, 1985 · 17:45 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Allegheny County
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N903K
Reported as
Rkwell NA26565
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE7313R
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,600 total5,226 in this make and model120 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.

Loud bang, turbulent sensation noted by crew at cruise. Lower engine cowling departed aircraft striking stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG, TURBULENT SENSATION NOTED BY CREW AT CRUISE. LOWER ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED AIRCRAFT STRIKING STABILIZER.