32.8972° N, 97.0377° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 11, 1997
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KVJA
Aircraft
UNKNOWN
Reported as
Beech E18S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total
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.
(-23) On may air xpress 1061, enroute lubbock to dfw, the pilot saw sparks and flames from the upper engine exhaust stack, shut down the engine, and declared an emergency. The pilot restarted the engine and landed without incident. The engine's upper exhaust gasket was found to be blown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY AIR XPRESS 1061, ENROUTE LUBBOCK TO DFW, THE PILOT SAW SPARKS AND FLAMES FROM THE UPPER ENGINE EXHAUST STACK, SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE'S UPPER EXHAUST GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN.