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Date
March 6, 1999 · 12:35 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
MALA
Aircraft
N414XJ
Reported as
Saab 340B
Reported engine
GE CT79B
People aboard
36
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total1,200 in this make and model178 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.
(-23) Mesaba flight 2980 departed sbn on March 6, 1999 at approx. 1235 EST, destination dtw. During climb out, left generator over heated and failed, pilot declared emergency and returned to sbn and landed without further incident. Emergency evacuation took place at gate on right side of aircraft because of smoke coming out of left engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MESABA FLIGHT 2980 DEPARTED SBN ON MARCH 6, 1999 AT APPROX. 1235 EST, DESTINATION DTW. DURING CLIMB OUT, LEFT GENERATOR OVER HEATED AND FAILED, PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO SBN AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY EVACUATION TOOK PLACE AT GATE ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF LEFT ENGINE.