38.3731° N, 81.5932° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1987 · 21:50 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
DYRA
Aircraft
N625MB
Reported as
Bolkms BK117A3
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101650B1
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total55 in this make and model90 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.
Number 2 engine N1 dropped off with low power light en route. Safe landing. Indicator was improperly connected.
As the FAA filed it
NUMBER 2 ENGINE N1 DROPPED OFF WITH LOW POWER LIGHT EN ROUTE. SAFE LANDING. INDICATOR WAS IMPROPERLY CONNECTED.