39.9612° N, 82.9988° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 24, 1987 · 19:35 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BHKA
Aircraft
N32TC
Reported as
Lear 35A
Reported engine
AiResearch TFE731*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total100 in this make and model75 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.
Smoke accompanied pressurization problems. Pilot improperly set emergency valve. Oil from engine work caused smoke.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE ACCOMPANIED PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. PILOT IMPROPERLY SET EMERGENCY VALVE. OIL FROM ENGINE WORK CAUSED SMOKE.