40.1170° N, 84.3507° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 15, 1989 · 09:45 local
Place
Covington - Cin, OH
Airport
Greater Cincinnati International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ENPA
Aircraft
N1252B
Reported as
Cessna 551
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard
9
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,500 total1,200 in this make and model200 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.
Left engine vibrating. Retarded it to idle and landed safely. Found high speed turbine blade had failed.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE VIBRATING. RETARDED IT TO IDLE AND LANDED SAFELY. FOUND HIGH SPEED TURBINE BLADE HAD FAILED.