41.3385° N, 75.7234° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (AVP), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 13, 1991 · 15:08 local
Place
Wilkes Barre Sc, PA
Airport
Wilkes-Barre Scranton International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
WTAA
Aircraft
N281UE
Reported as
EMB EMB120
People aboard
24
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total1,700 in this make and model180 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.
Severe fuel leak in left wing. Diverted to Wilkes Barre. Found fuel tank access door under wing had come loose.
As the FAA filed it
SEVERE FUEL LEAK IN LEFT WING. DIVERTED TO WILKES BARRE. FOUND FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR UNDER WING HAD COME LOOSE.