# Incident 19850317013009I: Nihon YS11, Escanaba, MI, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 21:35 local time
- Place: Escanaba, MI
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 45.7463° N, 87.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Escanaba, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7463&lon=-87.0836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902TC-1994-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11 (registry code 6310406, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11
- People aboard: 52
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,754 total, 512 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317013009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DIVERTED AFTER UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. FAULTY SOLENOID IN GEAR RETRACTION LEVER.

## Other reports on N902TC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830515036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515036359I), May 15, 1983: Nihon YS11 (N902TC), Oklahoma City, TX, Substantial damage. Fire in left engine on start up. Evacuated passengers. Starter relay had ignited wiring. Fire put out.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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