38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 22, 1987 · 23:05 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RANA
Aircraft
N53RA
Reported as
Dhav DHC7102
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Pilot noted sparks from left engine. Fire bottles activated, engine secured. Generator had failed internally.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT NOTED SPARKS FROM LEFT ENGINE. FIRE BOTTLES ACTIVATED, ENGINE SECURED. GENERATOR HAD FAILED INTERNALLY.