# Accident 19891215066809A: Bag JETSTM3101, Staunton-Waynes, VA, December 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1989, 19:33 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VNAR
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL (SHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N851JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- People aboard: 20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,750 total, 2,875 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891215066809A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF ON UNPLOWED RUNWAY DRIFTED OFF CENTER ABORTED TAKEOFF. LEFT RUNWAY INTO DEEP SNOW AND OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 BFO90FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA012), Dec 16, 1989: British Aerospace BAE 3101 (N851JS), Staunton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY HEADING DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AIRPORT PERSONNEL'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT RUNWAY MARKING AND…

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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