35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 15, 1989 · 16:00 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
REXA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N324PX
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total1,373 in this make and model82 in the last 90 days
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 and possible smoke in cabin. Aborted takeoff. Emergency evacuation. Found broken freon line.
As the FAA filed it
ODOR AND POSSIBLE SMOKE IN CABIN. ABORTED TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY EVACUATION. FOUND BROKEN FREON LINE.