43.5175° N, 84.1147° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Freeland, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 23, 1985 · 15:25 local
Place
Freeland, MI
Airport
Tri City
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Aircraft
CGDTE
Reported as
Cvac Stcapjc
Reported engine
Allison 501D13
People aboard
35
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total800 in this make and model180 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 engine RPM fluctuation after takeoff. Returned with engine shutdown. Propeller regulator malfunction.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE RPM FLUCTUATION AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED WITH ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PROPELLER REGULATOR MALFUNCTION.