- Date
- October 24, 1988, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 11 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N347AMSaab-Scania 340A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881024058029I
- Case key
- 34701
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Analysis
The a.c. generator mounted on the left engine failed and resulted in an in-flight fire. The captain elected to shut down the left engine and divert the flight to the Springfield, Missouri regional airport. A single engine precautionary landing was completed without incident. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The crew of three and 8 passengers onboard were not injured. Research revealed that 51 a.c. generator failures or malfunctions had been documented for the saab 340 aircraft within the preceding 24 months.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N347AM
- Reported as
- Saab-Scania 340A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 340A-039
- Airframe hours
- 6,012
- Engine
- GE CT7-5A2, 1,750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Midwest, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- STL · St Louis, MO
- Destination
- FYV · Fayetteville, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SGF · Springfield Regional
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,953 total · 60 in this make and model · 7,330 as pilot in command · 167 in the last 90 days · 53 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SGF, 50 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.