41.6834° N, 86.2500° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 15, 1992 · 14:53 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
VNAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N839JS
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard
17
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total4,000 in this make and model240 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.
After aircraft parked lineman went to get chocks. Aircraft began to roll. Hit APU with propeller.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER AIRCRAFT PARKED LINEMAN WENT TO GET CHOCKS. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL. HIT APU WITH PROPELLER.