29.9546° N, 90.0751° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1991 · 06:40 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
LXIA
Aircraft
N523LX
Reported as
Beech 1900C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,706 total1,191 in this make and model225 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.
Engine cowling loose on climbout. Returned. Cowling hit propeller on final approach. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE COWLING LOOSE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. COWLING HIT PROPELLER ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SAFELY.