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Incident

FAA incident report · Dhav DHC6300 · Pittsburgh, PA · August 17, 1985

Date
August 17, 1985 · 20:50 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PCAA
Aircraft
N160CA
Reported as
Dhav DHC6300
People aboard
16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,141 total4,315 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Cabin filled with smoke during taxi. Evacuated passengers. Found worn brushes in condensor fan.

As the FAA filed it

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE DURING TAXI. EVACUATED PASSENGERS. FOUND WORN BRUSHES IN CONDENSOR FAN.