26.5362° N, 81.7552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTL (RSW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 10, 1989 · 13:12 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Southwest Florida Regional
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BNFA
Aircraft
E1BWJ
Reported as
Bac 111*
People aboard
47
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.
Odor of fuel in cabin. Returned. Evacuated aircraft. Fumes were from clothing of passenger.
As the FAA filed it
ODOR OF FUEL IN CABIN. RETURNED. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. FUMES WERE FROM CLOTHING OF PASSENGER.