47.4823° N, 111.3703° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GREAT FALLS INTL (GTF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 2, 1987 · 06:30 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
Great Falls International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
QXEA
Aircraft
N813PH
Reported as
Dhav DHC8101
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A20
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total900 in this make and model240 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.
The number 2 engine failed on takeoff. The aircraft safely returned. An electronic fuel control plug was oil soaked
As the FAA filed it
THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED. AN ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL PLUG WAS OIL SOAKED