British ATP N857AW
19 January 1994 · South Bend, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 January 1994 at about 22:40 local time, a British ATP registered N857AW, operated by United Feeder Services, was involved in an incident near South Bend, Indiana, United States. 33 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:40
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- South Bend, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Michiana Regional (SBN)
- Coordinates
- 41.7199, -86.3290
- Aircraft
- British ATP
- Registration
- N857AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- United Feeder Services
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Chicago
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI94IA066
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Probable cause
an internal failure of the auxiliary power unit.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AN AUTO SHUTDOWN OF THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM WITH THE APU SO THE CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED A RESTART TO NO AVAIL. THE COCKPIT CREW WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE APU WAS ON FIRE. THE CAPTAIN BLEW THE APU FIRE BOTTLE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS EVACUATED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE APU REVEALED A HOLE THROUGH THE TURBINE NOZZLE VANE PLATFORM WHICH RESULTED IN THERMAL FAILURE OF THE TURBINE WHEEL BLADES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other British ATP accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1994 | British ATP | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | United Feeder Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1993 | British ATP | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | Air Wisconsin | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1994 | Grumman FM-2 | Woodburn, Indiana, United States | Kalamazoo Aviation History | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1994 | Simcox SPORT TRAINER | Laporte, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1994 | Piper PA-28-200 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Robert C. Randol | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Lattimore-Dwyer BREEZY | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1994 | Cessna 320F | Goshen, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1994 | Miller KITFOX | Spencer, Indiana, United States | Miller, Richard B. | No injuries | - |