41.7455° N, 77.3037° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsboro, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 25, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place
Wellsboro, PA
Airport
Grand Canyon State Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
OLJA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N365ME
Reported as
Aerosp SA365N
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,750 total400 in this make and model45 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.
Belly panel seperated aircraft in flight. Panel was never found. Operator has implimented preventative procedures.
As the FAA filed it
BELLY PANEL SEPERATED AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. PANEL WAS NEVER FOUND. OPERATOR HAS IMPLIMENTED PREVENTATIVE PROCEDURES.