39.2904° N, 76.6122° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 12, 1997 · 21:26 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Baltimore-Washington International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PLGA
Aircraft
N347BE
Reported as
Saab 340B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total3,500 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days
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.
Narrative: while enroute to bos, crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. Crew followed emergency procedures and diverted to bwi. Aircraft loaded and crew evacuated on runway. Maintenance found power supply at fault. Power supply was replaced and aircraft returned to service.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE ENROUTE TO BOS, CREW NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. CREW FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DIVERTED TO BWI. AIRCRAFT LOADED AND CREW EVACUATED ON RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND POWER SUPPLY AT FAULT. POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.