34.7427° N, 87.6338° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 28, 1986 · 17:00 local
Place
Muscle Shoals, AL
Airport
Muscle Shoals
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N304PY
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,291 total1,207 in this make and model337 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 failed during descent for landing. Safe landing. Contamination in the gear case of left engine.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FAILED DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING. SAFE LANDING. CONTAMINATION IN THE GEAR CASE OF LEFT ENGINE.