De Havilland DHC-8-101 N802MX
3 December 1986 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1986 at about 04:05 local time, a De Havilland DHC-8-101 registered N802MX, operated by Metro Express, Inc., was involved in an incident near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-8-101
- Registration
- N802MX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Metro Express, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Huntsville
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL87IA034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT ABOUT 4,000 FT MSL, CPT ON SCH DOM FLT REPORTED LOUD POP AND SUB SHUTDOWN OF RT ENG. SMELL OF SMOKE AND VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF FIRE IN RT NACELLE. SHIPS FIRE EXT ACTIVATED DURING RETURN TO DEPT. ARPT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVLD FAILURE OF TURBINE STATOR RETAINING RING P&W PART NO 3034363. P&W HAD OUTSTANDING S.B. ISSUED AT THE TIME. THIS WAS ONLY ENG IN OPER FLT THAT S.B. HAD NOT BEEN COMP ON. THIS ENG WAS ALSO LEAD ENG FOR OPER FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1987 | De Havilland DHC-8-101 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Horizon Air Industries, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1988 | De Havilland DHC-8 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Horizon Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1988 | De Havilland DHC-8-101/102 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | Eastern Metro Express | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1990 | De Havilland DHC-8-100 | Panama City, Florida, United States | Eastern Metro Express | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1991 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | Henson Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1992 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Usair Express | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-28-180 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Joachim Hoehne PAZMANY PL-4A | Canton, Georgia, United States | Joachimr Hoehne | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1986 | Grumman American G-164A | Quitman, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1986 | Beechcraft A-23-24 | Meldrim, Georgia, United States | Thomas B. Polanski | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-32-260 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1986 | Koons-Donald SONERAI II | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |