35.0352° N, 85.2036° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
April 12, 1994 · 18:30 local
Place
Chattanooga, TN
Airport
Lovell Field
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N37557
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total60 in this make and model240 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.
Left engine leaking oil in flight. Shut engine down. Diverted to Chattanooga. Starter housing leaking.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE LEAKING OIL IN FLIGHT. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. DIVERTED TO CHATTANOOGA. STARTER HOUSING LEAKING.