# Incident 19970811028019I: Saab 340B, Lafayette, LA, August 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1997, 19:08 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WWMA
- Location: 30.2409° N, 91.9905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2409&lon=-91.9905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- Reported engine: GE CT79B
- People aboard: 34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,880 total, 617 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97IA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811028019I

## Narrative

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

FLAMES LEFT ENGINE GEN EXHAUST DUCT AC GENERATOR BURNED. FIRE PUT OUT. EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97IA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA305), Aug 12, 1997: Saab-Scania 340B (N313AE), Lafayette, LA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the AC generator due to the failure of the anti-drive end bearing.

## Other reports on N313AE (2)

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

- [Incident 20030407005449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030407005449I), Apr 7, 2003: Saab 340B (N313AE), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft returned to lax with a loss of hydraulic fluid and pressure. After rolling to a stop, the ground crew chocked the nose landing gear as…
- [Incident 19980505025969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980505025969I), May 5, 1998: Saab 340B (N313AE), Fort Smith, AR. On 5/5/98 at approximately 0850 CDT a fairchild Saab SF-340B experienced uncontrollable propeller RPM. Crew had to shut down the right engine, and made a…

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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