39.0997° N, 94.5786° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 20, 1985 · 06:50 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CCTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N324MA
Reported as
Gulstm 500B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,843 total1,050 in this make and model250 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.
Wrench struck propeller blade in flight. Portions were thrown thru skin and window causing fuel leak in cargo area.
As the FAA filed it
WRENCH STRUCK PROPELLER BLADE IN FLIGHT. PORTIONS WERE THROWN THRU SKIN AND WINDOW CAUSING FUEL LEAK IN CARGO AREA.