# Incident 19920712030969I: Saab SF340A, Memphis, TN, July 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1992, 10:20 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: REXA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321PX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712030969I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE COMING IN AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO RAMP. EVACUATED. AIR CONDITIONING MOTOR OVERHEATED.

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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