42.5000° N, 96.4003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 14, 1989 · 06:38 local
Place
Sioux City, IA
Airport
Sioux Gateway
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AMWA
Aircraft
N344AM
Reported as
Saab SF340A
Reported engine
GE CT75A2
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Engine surged after takeoff. Reduced power and returned. Foreign object damage to compressor and turbine blades.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SURGED AFTER TAKEOFF. REDUCED POWER AND RETURNED. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE BLADES.