44.4924° N, 73.2395° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 7, 1987 · 18:35 local
Place
Burlington, VT
Airport
Burlington International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PLGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N343BE
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total90 in this make and model174 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.
Both engines surging on climbout. Pilot stated ctot switch in the off position but somehow activated.
As the FAA filed it
BOTH ENGINES SURGING ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT STATED CTOT SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION BUT SOMEHOW ACTIVATED.