40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1986 · 14:02 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CHQA
Aircraft
N3115K
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,850 total750 in this make and model200 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.
Fuel quantity gauges became erratic after minimum fuel takeoff. Returned. Added fuel. Replaced gauge.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL QUANTITY GAUGES BECAME ERRATIC AFTER MINIMUM FUEL TAKEOFF. RETURNED. ADDED FUEL. REPLACED GAUGE.