# Incident 19881024058029I: Saab SF340A, Springfield, MO, October 24, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1988, 08:48 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AMWA
- Location: 37.2796° N, 93.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2796&lon=-93.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N347AM-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Fairchild 340A (registry code 7850100, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-fairchild-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89IA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881024058029I

## Narrative

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

INBOARD GEAR DOOR OPEN. SMOKE FROM GENERATOR EXHAUST. SHUT ENGINE DOWN. USED EXTINGUISHER. LANDED. GENERATOR FAILED

## 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 MKC89IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89IA012), Oct 24, 1988: Saab-Scania 340A (N347AM), Springfield, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N347AM (2)

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

- [Incident 19940515016339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940515016339I), May 15, 1994: Saab SF340A (N347AM), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Left engine torque gauge off scale on approach. Secured engine. Left engine propeller gear box had a failure.
- [Incident 19890402018089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402018089I), Apr 2, 1989: Saab SF340A (N347AM), Cedar Rapids, IA, Damage unknown. Smoke and sparks from left engine and generator light on. Shut down engine. No damage. Landed. Changed generator.

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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