40.5936° N, 75.4784° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 19, 1993 · 18:07 local
Place
Allentown, PA
Airport
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PCAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N912SB
Reported as
Stbros SD360
People aboard
20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,760 total1,595 in this make and model15 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.
NR2 nav wnt out followed by strong smell of burning insulation. Turned nav off. Returned. Landed safely.
As the FAA filed it
NR2 NAV WNT OUT FOLLOWED BY STRONG SMELL OF BURNING INSULATION. TURNED NAV OFF. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.