# Incident 19960717025229I: Bag ATP, Fort Wayne, IN, July 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UF6A
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N859AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859AW-2000-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace BAE ATP (registry code 1500300, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-atp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG ATP
- People aboard: 12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717025229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 07-17-96 AT APPROXIMATELY 2115 EST, A BAE ATP OPERATED BY UFS, INC. (UF6A) UNDER 14 CFR 121 FROM FORT WAYNE, IN (FWA) TO CHICAGO, IL (ORD) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN ALL UNNECESSARY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND RETURNED FOR LANDING AT FORT WAYNE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE #1 INVERTER HAD FAILED. THE INVERTER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ATP MAINTENANCE MANUAL 2422. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORT WAYNE, IN (FWA) WITH 10 PASSENGERS NONE OF WHO REPORTED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRLINE HAS SUBMITTED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT FORM CAS-024.

## Other reports on N859AW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991204040179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204040179I), Dec 4, 1999: Bag ATP (N859AW), Fort Wayne, IN. (-5) Ufs 712,a batp, ord-yng, diverted to fwa due to an engine out. Aircraft landed without incident.
- [Incident 19970419011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419011499I), Apr 19, 1997: Bag ATP (N859AW), South Bend, IN. Narrative: united feeder service flight 712 batp enroute from o'hare airport (ord) to youngstown (yng), the pilot advised of an instrument problem and diverted…

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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