# Accident 19871214071219A: Bag JETSTM3101, Joplin, MO, December 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1987, 19:59 local time
- Place: Joplin, MO
- Airport: Joplin Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 37.0793° N, 94.4997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0793&lon=-94.4997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331PX-1997-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,850 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871214071219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REPORTED YOKE JERKED FORWARD TWICE ON FLARE. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND NOSED OVER IMPACTING NOSE FIRST. BLAMED WINDSHEAR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC88FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA027), Dec 14, 1987: British Aerospace BAE-3101 (N331PX), Joplin, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N331PX (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19931201052709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931201052709A), Dec 1, 1993: Bag JETSTM3101 (N331PX), Hibbing, MN, Destroyed, 18 fatal. Destabilized approach lax crew coordination led to crash in trees on final. Poor company ops and lax FAA attention.
- [Incident 19860807051749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860807051749I), Aug 7, 1986: Bag JETSTM3101 (N331PX), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft struck parked aircraft while being guided by wing walkers.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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