37.6922° N, 97.3375° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 23, 1995 · 07:55 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SIMA
Aircraft
N263AT
Reported as
Aerosp ATR72
People aboard
31
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Fire light NR2 engine on climbout. Returned. Internal turbine blade failure.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE LIGHT NR2 ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. INTERNAL TURBINE BLADE FAILURE.