39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 17, 1989 · 06:52 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FKAA
Aircraft
N321RC
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,900 total3,000 in this make and model240 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 failed on approach. Able to restart and land safely. Suspect ice ingestion.
As the FAA filed it
BOTH ENGINES FAILED ON APPROACH. ABLE TO RESTART AND LAND SAFELY. SUSPECT ICE INGESTION.