39.8017° N, 89.6437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 5, 1990 · 14:55 local
Place
Springfield, IL
Airport
Capital Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N191SB
Reported as
Stbros SD360
People aboard
26
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,106 total2,128 in this make and model332 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.
Auto feather light on instrument panel sparking. Used extinguisher and returned for landing.
As the FAA filed it
AUTO FEATHER LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL SPARKING. USED EXTINGUISHER AND RETURNED FOR LANDING.