42.7491° N, 73.8020° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 28, 1989 · 07:30 local
Place
Albany, NY
Airport
Albany County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CAIA
Aircraft
N161DD
Reported as
Stbros SD360
People aboard
21
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total2,000 in this make and model150 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.
Rudder yaw and flutter on climbout. Returned. Found lower rudder hinge access panel loose. .
As the FAA filed it
RUDDER YAW AND FLUTTER ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. FOUND LOWER RUDDER HINGE ACCESS PANEL LOOSE. .