- Date
- December 11, 2008, 22:53 local (22:53 UTC)
- Place
- Kemi, Finland
- Injuries
- 25 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- OH-EBEEmbraer EMB145
- Defining event
- Taxi-from runway: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 73865
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On December 11, 2008, at 2253 universal coordinated time, an Embraer EMB145, registration OH-EBE, sustained minor damage to the tailcone after the Auxillary Power Unit (APU) caught fire during taxi after landing at Kemi-Tornio Airport, Kemi, Finland. The airplane was being operated by Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy. The 2 pilots, 1 cabin crew member, and 22 passengers were not injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of, and is being investigated by, the Accident Investigation Board of Finland. This report is for information purposes only and contains information released by the Accident Investigation Board. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board Finland Sörnäisten rantatie 33 C FI-00500 Helsinki Finland
Aircraft
- Registration
- OH-EBE
- Reported as
- Embraer EMB145
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 145351
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Finnish Commuter Airlines Oy
- Registered owner
- Celestial Aviation Trading 24 Limited
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- EFHK · Helsinki-Vantaa
- Destination
- EFKE · Kemi-Tornio
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- EFKE · Kemi Tornio