41.1306° N, 85.1289° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 16, 1987 · 04:20 local
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Airport
Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SRAA
Aircraft
N864BX
Reported as
Boeing 707321C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
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 on fire after takeoff. Fire bottle used. Returned. Fire caused by a leaking p and d valve on engine.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE ON FIRE AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE BOTTLE USED. RETURNED. FIRE CAUSED BY A LEAKING P AND D VALVE ON ENGINE.