42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 6, 2001 · 19:06 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent County International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
RAIA
Aircraft
N801HK
Reported as
EMB EMB145
People aboard
51
Fatal injuries
0
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) On July 15, 2001 at 0006Z, flight 5278, a Emb-145, N801HK, registered to trans states airline. During climb, smoke entered cockpit and cabin area. The pilot took standard procedure. The aircraft returned to grr and crew declared an emergency. The aircraft was evacuated on taxiway, used normal cabin entrance.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 15, 2001 AT 0006Z, FLIGHT 5278, A EMB-145, N801HK, REGISTERED TO TRANS STATES AIRLINE. DURING CLIMB, SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT AND CABIN AREA. THE PILOT TOOK STANDARD PROCEDURE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GRR AND CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY, USED NORMAL CABIN ENTRANCE.