British Aerospace 1-11 incident near Richmond, Virginia, January 26, 1984
On January 26, 1984 at about 10:30 pm local time, a British Aerospace 1-11, registered N1113J, was involved in an incident near Richmond, Virginia (Richard Evelyn Byrd Int'L airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 41 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 26, 1984 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Richmond, Virginia · Richard Evelyn Byrd Int'L · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 41 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace 1-11
- Registration
- N1113J · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
FLT 498, EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON ONE ENG DURING THE FINAL APPROACH. BOTH PLTS STATED THAT THE ENG SPOOL DOWN OCCURRED MOMENTS AFTER SELECTING TCC(TOP TEMP CONTROL). A ENG RUNUP OF THE ACFT FAILED TO REPEAT THE DISCREPANCY & A PRECAUTIONARY CHANGE OF THE FUEL DIP & TCC AMPLIFIERS WAS MADE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 22,300 hours in all; 9,500 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme
- Maximum gross weight: 80,500 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls-Royce 506-14D (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PHL Philadelphia PA at 9:30 pm
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 11:00 pm from RIC
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 4 | |||
| Passengers | 37 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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