39.7173° N, 86.2946° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 16, 1992 · 16:00 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VNAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N330JS
Reported as
EMB EMB120RT
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total200 in this make and model200 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 cabin. Landed safely. Found right pack over heat switch failed.
As the FAA filed it
SMOKE IN CABIN. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND RIGHT PACK OVER HEAT SWITCH FAILED.