35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 14, 1988 · 09:40 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N328PX
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
17
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.
Emergency landing when smoke reported coming from floor in cabin. Probably freon mist. Compressor freon line blown.
As the FAA filed it
EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN SMOKE REPORTED COMING FROM FLOOR IN CABIN. PROBABLY FREON MIST. COMPRESSOR FREON LINE BLOWN.