37.2959° N, 81.2075° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 18, 1992 · 15:00 local
Place
Bluefield, WV
Airport
Mercer County
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SABA
Aircraft
N161PC
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,080 total892 in this make and model245 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.
Lost directional control of aircraft on takeoff. Veered off left side of runway. Aborted. Hit airport sign.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. ABORTED. HIT AIRPORT SIGN.