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Date
December 30, 1989 · 19:15 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Southwest Florida Regional
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
NVEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N857AE
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3201
People aboard
9
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.
Navigation instrument problems. Followed by a burning smell and electrical problems. Declared emergency and landed.
As the FAA filed it
NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT PROBLEMS. FOLLOWED BY A BURNING SMELL AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED.