40.1170° N, 84.3507° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 11, 1990 · 11:40 local
Place
Covington - Cin, OH
Airport
Greater Cincinnati International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N5341L
Reported as
Doug DC932
People aboard
146
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.
First officer compass would freeze in turns. Diverted for landing. Found broken wire on compass.
As the FAA filed it
FIRST OFFICER COMPASS WOULD FREEZE IN TURNS. DIVERTED FOR LANDING. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON COMPASS.