# Incident 19880522043059I: Saab SF340A, Binghamton, NY, May 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ANAA
- 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: N744BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N744BA-2025-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SF340A (registry code 7860100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-sf340a) (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
- Reported engine: GE CT75A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880522043059I

## Narrative

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

SMELLED SMOKE AND RIGHT ENGINE ITT RISING. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED. FOUND METAL IN OIL.

## Other reports on N744BA (1)

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

- [Accident 19960711046129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960711046129A), Jul 11, 1996: Saab SF340A (N744BA), Providence, RI, No damage. (-23) While the elderly passenger was exiting the aircraft he stopped on the top step and turned around, lost his balance and fell to the ground causing…

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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