FAA incident report · Fokker F27MK500 · Traverse City, MI · September 18, 1985
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Fire in right engine after starting. Fire bottles discharged,passengers evacuated. Engine drain valve sticking.
FIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE AFTER STARTING. FIRE BOTTLES DISCHARGED,PASSENGERS EVACUATED. ENGINE DRAIN VALVE STICKING.