# Incident 19971210041359I: Emb EMB120RT, Redding, CA, December 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Redding Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WTAA
- Location: 40.5090° N, 122.2934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REDDING RGNL (RDD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5090&lon=-122.2934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251YV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB120RT
- Reported engine: PWA PW118
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971210041359I

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT JUST AFTER STARTING DUE TO FUEL HIGHLY CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. AIRCRAFT HAD JUST REFUELED.

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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