# Incident 19810408023899I: Nihon YS11A500, Memphis, TN, April 8, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1981, 10:28 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&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/19810408023899I

## Narrative

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

FIRE NOTED BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL IN AREA OF LANDING GEAR. FIRE PUT OUT. GEAR SOLENOID AND WIRING BURNED.

## Other reports on N915AX (1)

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

- [Incident 19810306016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810306016499I), Mar 6, 1981: Nihon YS11A500 (N915AX), Williamsport, PA. #2 Engine fire warning light came on in flight. Maintenance found an electrical problem.

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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