# Incident 19890205008389I: Saab SF340A, Pittsburgh, PA, February 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1989, 19:46 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CHQA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128CH-2020-02-28) (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
- People aboard: 19
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,497 total, 320 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890205008389I

## Narrative

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

RED EMERGNECY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TAKEOFF ROLL ABORTED. A PASSENGER HAD OPENED AN EMERGENCY EXIT.

## Other reports on N128CH (3)

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

- [Incident 19971211040529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971211040529I), Dec 11, 1997: Cessna 340A (N128CH), Buffalo, NY. Aircraft returned to buf due to icing indication. Maint. Found broke wire to left engine anti-ice. Valve.
- [Incident 19901216061709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901216061709I), Dec 16, 1990: Saab SF340A (N128CH), Pittsburgh, PA. On climbout had noise and hot light on left engine. Returned. Second stage blisk blade had failed.
- [Incident 19890119005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890119005489I), Jan 19, 1989: Saab SF340A (N128CH), Akron, OH. Cargo smoke warning after takeoff. Returned. Smoke detector was defective.

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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