26.6406° N, 81.8723° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 1985 · 17:39 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
OZAA
Aircraft
N937F
Reported as
Doug DC933F
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D9
People aboard
90
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Left inboard flap vane missing on final led to heavy wing. Attach lug failed. Aluminum vanes replaced with steel.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT INBOARD FLAP VANE MISSING ON FINAL LED TO HEAVY WING. ATTACH LUG FAILED. ALUMINUM VANES REPLACED WITH STEEL.