# Incident 19810306016499I: Nihon YS11A500, Williamsport, PA, March 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1981, 00:55 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 41.2400° N, 77.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamsport, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2400&lon=-77.0356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915AX-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11A-500 (registry code 6310416, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11A500
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306016499I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

#2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N915AX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810408023899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408023899I), Apr 8, 1981: Nihon YS11A500 (N915AX), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Fire noted behind instrument panel in area of landing gear. Fire put out. Gear solenoid and wiring burned.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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