38.3731° N, 81.5932° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Yeager Airport (CRW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 26, 1988 · 19:00 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Yeager
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N32MJ
Reported as
Cessna 501
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D1
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total500 in this make and model50 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.
Noticed an engine grinding sensation. Engine checked on arrival. Replaced starter generator on right engine.
As the FAA filed it
NOTICED AN ENGINE GRINDING SENSATION. ENGINE CHECKED ON ARRIVAL. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR ON RIGHT ENGINE.