# Incident 19990505017179I: Doug DC933F, Springfield, MO, May 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1999, 23:40 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N930AX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC933F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505017179I

## Narrative

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

AIRBORNE EXPRESS ENROUTE FROM DAL TO ILG, DISCOVERED A GAS SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AFTER LEVELING OFF AT FLIGHT 33,000. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SGF, LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EMERGENCY CREW MET THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A HAZMAT CONTAINER BOX LEAKING, CONTAINING A METHEL ETHEL KEYTON BASE SOLVENT. THE ENTIRE HAZMAT CONTAINER WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CLEANED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FAA, CENTRAL REGION SECURITY HAZMAT OFFICIALS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS INCIDENT BY THE KANSAS CITY FLIGHT STANDARS DISTRICT OFFICE. THIS INCIDENT, REPORT CE99IA0057 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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