41.6834° N, 86.2500° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 4, 1994 · 08:15 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BWFA
Aircraft
N42AG
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total150 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.
Lost left engine en route. Diverted to South Bend. Engine near tbo had exhaust valve failure.
As the FAA filed it
LOST LEFT ENGINE EN ROUTE.DIVERTED TO SOUTH BEND.ENGINE NEAR TBO HAD EXHAUST VALVE FAILURE.