Accident · 1988-03-25

NTSB case FTW88MA083 · British Aerospace BAE-3101 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1988-03-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: British Aerospace BAE-3101 (N411AE)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: CHAPARRAL AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CHAPARRAL AIRLINES

Probable cause

AIRPLANE'S ENCOUNTER WITH ROUGHT TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING. THE FORCED LANDING WAS NECESSITATED AFTER THE CAPTAIN USED IMPROPER PROCEDURES TO SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE IN FLIGHT FOLLOWING AN UNEXPLAINED TORQUE FLUCTUATION.

Source: NTSB case FTW88MA083

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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