35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 21, 1993 · 21:30 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N3629X
Reported as
Saab SF340B
People aboard
12
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total110 in this make and model110 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.
Cargo smoke light on. Returned to Memphis. Evacuated passengers on runway. Found faulty smoke detector.
As the FAA filed it
CARGO SMOKE LIGHT ON. RETURNED TO MEMPHIS. EVACUATED PASSENGERS ON RUNWAY. FOUND FAULTY SMOKE DETECTOR.