Casa C-212-CC N160FB

Summary

On 4 March 1987 at about 19:34 local time, a Casa C-212-CC registered N160FB, operated by Fisher Brothers Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Romulus, Michigan, United States. 22 people were on board and 9 died, 7 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 March 1987 at 19:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Romulus, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Detroit Metro (DTW)

Coordinates

42.2192, -83.3496

Aircraft

Casa C-212-CC

Registration

N160FB

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Fisher Brothers Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cleveland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA87MA022

9 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CAPT MADE A STEEP, SHORT, FAST VISUAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY BEHIND A DEPARTING DC-9. THE EVIDENCE INDICATES THE CAPT PLACED THE POWER LEVERS INTO BETA MODE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY AND MAKE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. AN ASYMMETRIC THRUST CONDITION RESULTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND THE CAPT COULD NOT RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACT. IMPACT FORCES WERE SURVIVABLE. HOWEVER, THE FATALITIES WERE ATTRIBUTED TO A POSTCRASH FIRE, LACK OF FIRE-BLOCKING MATERIAL, AND POORLY DESIGNED AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED INCORRECT SPRINGS INSTALLED IN THE PROPELLERS AND HIGHER THAT NORMAL FUEL FLOW SETTINGS. THE EXAMINATION OF THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS INDICATED INEFFECTIVEMANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL TYPE CERTIFICATION BY THE FAA. (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE NTSB/AAR-88/08.)

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.