# Incident 19930518020269I: Bag JETSTM3101, South Bend, IN, May 18, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VNAA
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N847JS-1996-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101 (registry code 1500216, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG JETSTM3101
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930518020269I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN NOSE SECTION OF AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE MISSING ON ARRIVAL.

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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