# Incident 19950125005949I: Saab 340B, Fort Smith, AR, January 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1995, 06:09 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N283AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283AE-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-9B (registry code 30148, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950125005949I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON JANUARY 25, 1995, AT 0609 CDT, A SAAB, 340V, N283AE, OPERATED BY WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC., EXPERIENCED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER TAKEOFF FOR A 14 CFR 135 PASSENGER CARGO OPERATION. THE AIR TRANSPORT PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ON JANUARY 25, 1995, AT 0555 CDT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT: NONE TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED BUILD UP OF CARBON RESIDUE IN COMPRESSOR SECTION AND A TORN STAGE 3 COMPRESSOR BLADE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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