29.4241° N, 98.4936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 21, 1986 · 20:10 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
Kelly Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SRAA
Aircraft
N10ST
Reported as
Lkheed 382E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total6,000 in this make and model250 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.
Engine fire warning activated inflight. Crew secured engine and declared an emergency. Detection system was faulty.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED INFLIGHT. CREW SECURED ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DETECTION SYSTEM WAS FAULTY.