43.1112° N, 76.1063° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 24, 1986 · 13:36 local
Place
Syracuse, NY
Airport
Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N14003
Reported as
Conaer LA4250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total200 in this make and model15 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.
Engine ran rough after takeoff. Returned safely. Found spark plugs were lead fouled.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED SAFELY. FOUND SPARK PLUGS WERE LEAD FOULED.