Accident · 1996-06-25

NTSB case CHI96FA216 · Fairchild SA227AC · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1996-06-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Fairchild SA227AC (N2692P)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: MESABA AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): MESABA AIRLINES

Probable cause

insufficient clearance between the second stage compressor impeller and the shroud. A factor was the subsequent fatigue failure of the impeller.

Source: NTSB case CHI96FA216

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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