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.
(-23) Vanguard airlines flight 703 from mdw to msp on approach to msp declared an emergency due to a flap malfunction. Aircraft landed without further indicent at msp. Investigation determined cable from left flap to flap power unit broke. Flight crew was able to lower flaps electrically by alternate flap switches.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) VANGUARD AIRLINES FLIGHT 703 FROM MDW TO MSP ON APPROACH TO MSP DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A FLAP MALFUNCTION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INDICENT AT MSP. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED CABLE FROM LEFT FLAP TO FLAP POWER UNIT BROKE. FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO LOWER FLAPS ELECTRICALLY BY ALTERNATE FLAP SWITCHES.
Other reports on N912MP · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.