35.1495° N, 90.0490° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 24, 1994 · 14:05 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
REXA
Aircraft
N344AM
Reported as
Saab SF340A
People aboard
33
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,700 total1,000 in this make and model130 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.
While taxiing for takeoff smoke in cabin. Stopped. Evacuated. Found defective freon motor.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF SMOKE IN CABIN.STOPPED. EVACUATED. FOUND DEFECTIVE FREON MOTOR.