39.2613° N, 81.5434° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Parkersburg, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 3, 1988 · 16:10 local
Place
Parkersburg, WV
Airport
Wood County Airport Gill Robb
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CROA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N141CN
Reported as
Stbros SD330
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A45
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,850 total1,720 in this make and model221 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.
Right engine shut down due to loud bang on climbout. Fire in engine. Returned. Found power section gear failure.
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOUD BANG ON CLIMBOUT.FIRE IN ENGINE. RETURNED. FOUND POWER SECTION GEAR FAILURE.