# Incident 19920120007559I: Saab SF340A, Columbus, GA, January 20, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1992, 14:13 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273AE-2010-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920120007559I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR RAPID FUEL LOSS. VECTORED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. DEPARTED TALLAHASSEE WITHOUT REFUELING

## Other reports on N273AE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000713034299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713034299I), Jul 13, 2000: Saab 340B (N273AE), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. (-23)On Thursday, July 13, 2000 at 0023 local, during landing rollout after a flight from jfk to syr, a SF-340, N273AE, struck a deer with the right hand…

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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