# Accident 19880325071179A: Bag JETSTM3101, Decatur, TX, March 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1988, 08:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CPLA
- Location: 33.3491° N, 97.6905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3491&lon=-97.6905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N411AE-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110U
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,841 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 246 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88MA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88MA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880325071179A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO SURGED PROP ON START LOCKS. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. CRASH LANDED.

## 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 FTW88MA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88MA083), Mar 25, 1988: British Aerospace BAE-3101 (N411AE), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRPLANE'S ENCOUNTER WITH ROUGHT TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED FORCED LANDING. THE FORCED LANDING WAS NECESSITATED AFTER THE CAPTAIN USED IMPROPER PROCEDURES TO SHUTDOWN THE LEFT ENGINE IN FLIGHT…

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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