40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 3, 1988 · 20:15 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N683MB
Reported as
Cessna S550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total4,300 in this make and model112 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.
Loud bang. Left engine itt gauge went to zero. Found engine blades were nicked and one blade part missing.
As the FAA filed it
LOUD BANG. LEFT ENGINE ITT GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. FOUND ENGINE BLADES WERE NICKED AND ONE BLADE PART MISSING.