A commuter aircraft crew reported that they naved to the wrong NAVAID.

Attributes
ACN	493026
Time
Date	200011
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : fnt.vortac
State Reference	MI
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : polar 1
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	493026
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	493030
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Navigating on the polar 1 arrival (fnt 283 degree radial 116.9) PF (first officer) dialed in saginaw 112.9 by accident and naved towards saginaw instead of flint, which put us 40 mi north of course on the 300 degree radial off of fnt, as notified by ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMUTER ACFT CREW RPTED THAT THEY NAVED TO THE WRONG NAVAID.

Narrative: NAVING ON THE POLAR 1 ARR (FNT 283 DEG RADIAL 116.9) PF (FO) DIALED IN SAGINAW 112.9 BY ACCIDENT AND NAVED TOWARDS SAGINAW INSTEAD OF FLINT, WHICH PUT US 40 MI N OF COURSE ON THE 300 DEG RADIAL OFF OF FNT, AS NOTIFIED BY ATC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.