35.3859° N, 94.3985° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1985 · 10:15 local
Place
Ft Smith, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N306PX
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard
14
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,887 total212 in this make and model212 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.
Departed side of runway and became mired in mud during takeoff roll. Rudder gust lock pin frozen in place.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY AND BECAME MIRED IN MUD DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. RUDDER GUST LOCK PIN FROZEN IN PLACE.