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Date
May 1, 1990 · 11:15 local
Place
Lynchburg, VA
Airport
Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VNAA
Aircraft
N841JS
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331*
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total2,200 in this make and model210 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.
Smoke in cockpit while taxiing. Evacuated. Left engine cowl covered with oil from distorted beta tube o ring.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE IN COCKPIT WHILE TAXIING. EVACUATED. LEFT ENGINE COWL COVERED WITH OIL FROM DISTORTED BETA TUBE O RING.