40.1141° N, 88.2746° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Champaign, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 14, 2007 · 13:02 local
Place
Champaign, IL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N464SF
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total125 in this make and model25 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.
(-23) Aircraft enroute from dupage, IL to columbus, oh and had just leveled at 19,000 feet. Pilot had just reduced to cruise power when left engine started running rough. Pilot noticed smoke coming from left engine cowling. Pilot declared an emergency, secured left engine and made an uneventful landing at cmi.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM DUPAGE, IL TO COLUMBUS, OH AND HAD JUST LEVELED AT 19,000 FEET. PILOT HAD JUST REDUCED TO CRUISE POWER WHEN LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT ENGINE COWLING. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, SECURED LEFT ENGINE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT CMI.