40.4406° N, 79.9959° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 4, 1989 · 16:00 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N111MT
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AT
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total2,000 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.
Torque reduction in flight. Precautionary landing. Section of exhaust nozzle missing. Turbine wheel blades missing.
As the FAA filed it
TORQUE REDUCTION IN FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. SECTION OF EXHAUST NOZZLE MISSING. TURBINE WHEEL BLADES MISSING.