29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 18, 1989 · 17:57 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N218AC
Reported as
Hwksly BH125600A
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce VIPER60122
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,000 in this make and model100 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 flamed out. Able to restart. Precautionary landing. Jelly like substance in fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT. ABLE TO RESTART. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. JELLY LIKE SUBSTANCE IN FUEL TANK.