40.9214° N, 98.3586° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Island, NE, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 2, 1986 · 23:30 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RMAA
Aircraft
N9058P
Reported as
Dhav DHC7100
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A50
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,549 total6,740 in this make and model217 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.
Declared emergency after loud bang from engine. Found sungear in engine gear box had failed.
As the FAA filed it
DECLARED EMERGENCY AFTER LOUD BANG FROM ENGINE. FOUND SUNGEAR IN ENGINE GEAR BOX HAD FAILED.