# Incident 19920717030719I: Saab 340B, Harrisburg, PA, July 17, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1992, 17:45 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, PA
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NVEA
- Location: 40.2759° N, 76.8850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrisburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2759&lon=-76.8850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268AE-2007-09-12) (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 340B
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717030719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS ON APPROACH. ABORTED AND DIVERTED TO BALTIMORE.

## Other reports on N268AE (1)

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

- [Incident 19990604014349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990604014349I), Jun 4, 1999: Saab 340B (N268AE), Syracuse, NY. On Friday, June 4, 1999, at 0635 local time, an American eagle, Saab 340B,N268AE, reported a cargo smoke warning light while climbing through 11,000 feet. The…

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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