35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 27, 1986 · 19:38 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N300HM
Reported as
Beech 200BEECH
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total2,300 in this make and model100 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 upper section of engine cowling separated aircraft at cruise.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT INBOARD UPPER SECTION OF ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED AIRCRAFT AT CRUISE.