39.0997° N, 94.5786° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 8, 1987 · 18:25 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BDBA
Aircraft
N402AC
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,400 total650 in this make and model267 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 shutdown after takeoff with smoke and sparks visible. Oil dipstick missing and large cylinder oil leak.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER TAKEOFF WITH SMOKE AND SPARKS VISIBLE. OIL DIPSTICK MISSING AND LARGE CYLINDER OIL LEAK.