British BAE-146-100 N146AP
28 June 1987 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 June 1987 at about 20:30 local time, a British BAE-146-100 registered N146AP, operated by Pacific Southwest Airlines Inc, was involved in an incident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 82 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCarran Intnl (LAS)
- Coordinates
- 36.0806, -115.1395
- Aircraft
- British BAE-146-100
- Registration
- N146AP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pacific Southwest Airlines Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Orange County
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87IA127
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 |
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
DURING PUSHBACK AND WHILE STARTING THE #4 ENGINE THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE STARTER TRIPPED OFF THE LINE. THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE ENGINE STARTER RESULTED IN A HUNG START AT APPROXIMATELY 25% N2 RPM. WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE STARTER THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE MOTORED CONSEQUENTLY POOLED FUEL CONTINUED TO BURN WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CREW WAS ADVISED OF THE FIRE CONDITION, DISCHARGED THE #4 ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ORDERED AN EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FIRE TERMINATED SHORTLY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EVACUATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other British BAE-146 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1987 | British BAE-146-200 | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 43 |
| 31 Oct 1986 | British BAE 146-200 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Pacific Southwest Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1989 | British BAE 146-200A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | British BAE-146 | Unalaska, Alaska, United States | Air PAC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1990 | British BAE 146-200 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Air Wisconsin, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1991 | British BAE-146-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Air Nova | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1987 | Cessna T-188C | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Ag-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Bernard S. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150M | Austin, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Thomas W Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Mercer OWL RACER 65-2 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Jefferey Sawyer & Co. | Fatal | 1 |