40.8546° N, 74.0596° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Teterboro, NJ, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 26, 1987 · 17:00 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N516P
Reported as
EMB EMB120
People aboard
6
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.
During smoke testing in the baggage compartment, the internal door was opened, filling the cockpit with smoke.
As the FAA filed it
DURING SMOKE TESTING IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, THE INTERNAL DOOR WAS OPENED, FILLING THE COCKPIT WITH SMOKE.