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.
Narrative: on Monday, March 24, 1997, a Cessna 404, N5409G, during climb and passing 4500 feet, the pilot felt a vibration and noticed left RPM as "zero". The pilot feathered and shut down the left engine and had an uneventful return to Syracuse. Maintenance found the engine seized and filter plugged with metal. Maintenance replaced the engine with a remanufactured engine and flushed the propellor and governor, performed a ground run and adjusted to specs. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1997, A CESSNA 404, N5409G, DURING CLIMB AND PASSING 4500 FEET, THE PILOT FELT A VIBRATION AND NOTICED LEFT RPM AS "ZERO". THE PILOT FEATHERED AND SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO SYRACUSE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE SEIZED AND FILTER PLUGGED WITH METAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE AND FLUSHED THE PROPELLOR AND GOVERNOR, PERFORMED A GROUND RUN AND ADJUSTED TO SPECS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N5409G · 7
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.