British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC 1-11 201 N101EX
28 January 1987 · Orlando, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 January 1987 at about 14:30 local time, a British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC 1-11 201 registered N101EX, operated by Florida Express, Inc., was involved in an incident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 38 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 14:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Orlando, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orlando International (MCO)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC 1-11 201
- Registration
- N101EX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Florida Express, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbus → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA87IA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
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
AFTER LANDING THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WAS STARTED AND THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO PRESSURIZE AND FILL WITH SMOKE. AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION WAS ORDERED BY THE CAPTAIN THROUGH L-1 AND R-1 DOORS. THE SLIDE AT R-1 DID NOT WORK AND ALL CREW AND PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH L-1. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NUMBER ONE GENERATOR TRIP RELAY FAILED NOT ALLOWING APU ELECTRICAL POWER TO FEED THE NUMBER ONE BUSS. THIS BUSS SUPPLIES POWER TO THE PRESSURIZATION OUTFLOW VALVE AND COOLING FANS FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS OVERHEATED CAUSING SMOKE TO BE EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. THE R-1 DOOR SLIDE WAS FOUND TO NOT HAVE THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION CONTROLS CONNECTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1983 | British Aircraft Corp (Bac) BAC 1-11 | Green CANYON172 | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-34-200 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Mar 1987 | Aero Mirage TC-2 | Williston, Florida, United States | Kenneth Wheeler | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Eagle C-7 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Bellanca 7GCBG | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florida City, Florida, United States | American Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |