42.4020° N, 90.7095° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DUBUQUE RGNL (DBQ), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 4, 1990 · 17:05 local
Place
Dubuque, IA
Airport
Dubuque Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N369MQ
Reported as
Stbros SD360
People aboard
18
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.
Banging noise during takeoff. Returned. Found fueling access door unlatched.
As the FAA filed it
BANGING NOISE DURING TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FOUND FUELING ACCESS DOOR UNLATCHED.