39.7392° N, 104.9847° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 2, 1993 · 10:21 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Stapleton International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MWEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N300ME
Reported as
Doug DC915
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
51
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total5,500 in this make and model200 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.
Heard a loud bang on takeoff. Closed throttle. Returned. Landed safely. Found reverse section missing.
As the FAA filed it
HEARD A LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF. CLOSED THROTTLE. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND REVERSE SECTION MISSING.