# Incident 19880520033289I: Saab SF340A, Binghamton, NY, May 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1988, 11:30 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CLTA
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741BA-2008-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 25
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880520033289I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FIRE INDICATION AND SMOKING. RETURNED. PASSENGERS EVACUATED ON RUNWAY. AC GENERATOR HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N741BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910711032299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910711032299I), Jul 11, 1991: Saab SF340A (N741BA), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while maneuvering to park.
- [Incident 19890113008199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890113008199I), Jan 13, 1989: Saab SF340A (N741BA), Albany, NY. Engine overtemp warning. Reduced power and returned. Replaced faulty warning electric unit.

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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