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) Pinnacle airlines, dba northwest airlink, flagship flight 5963 blocked out at 0628 EDT ktys and departed at 0639. After departure a panel ws found by the taxiway and it was unknown origin. The airline was called it was determined that maybe it was from flight 5963. The flight was notified by acars 18 minutes after departure that a panel may have come off. The crew had not noticed any unusual flight characteristics and landed at kmem at 0746 CDT and was unaware the left engine cowling had departed the aircraft approximately 7 miles from kmem on final approach to runway 27.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PINNACLE AIRLINES, DBA NORTHWEST AIRLINK, FLAGSHIP FLIGHT 5963 BLOCKED OUT AT 0628 EDT KTYS AND DEPARTED AT 0639. AFTER DEPARTURE A PANEL WS FOUND BY THE TAXIWAY AND IT WAS UNKNOWN ORIGIN. THE AIRLINE WAS CALLED IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MAYBE IT WAS FROM FLIGHT 5963. THE FLIGHT WAS NOTIFIED BY ACARS 18 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE THAT A PANEL MAY HAVE COME OFF. THE CREW HAD NOT NOTICED ANY UNUSUAL FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS AND LANDED AT KMEM AT 0746 CDT AND WAS UNAWARE THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM KMEM ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27.
Other reports on N8541D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.