British Aerospace BAE 3100 incident near Dfw Int'L Arpt, Texas, October 11, 1991
On October 11, 1991, a British Aerospace BAE 3100, registered N425AE, was involved in an incident near Dfw Int'L Arpt, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 13 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PARTIAL DISCONNECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AT THE TORQUE SENSING UNIT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 11, 1991
- Place
- Dfw Int'L Arpt, Texas · Dallas/Fort Worth
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 13 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace BAE 3100
- Registration
- N425AE · no longer on the register · serial 777
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE TORQUE INDICATIONS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE DROP TO 80 PERCENT AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE SAME ENGINE ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. A TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS OF THE RIGHT ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR OF THE TORQUE SENSING UNIT BECAME LOOSE. THE LOOSE CONNECTION RESULTED IN EXCESS FUEL BEING DUMPED IN THE ENGINE CAUSING A POOLING FIRE.
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; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 8,379 hours in all; 1,621 in this make and model; 223 in the last 90 days; 70 in the last 30 days; 7,319 as pilot in command; 879 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 2, 2000
- Maximum gross weight: 15,000 lb
- Seats: 21
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Garrett TPE331-1OUGR (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Metro Flight, INC.
The flight
- Destination: ACT Waco TX
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 31, 9,300 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 11 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N425AE the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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