BAe Jetstream 31 crash, Mar 25, 1988, Dallas-Fort Worth
BAe Jetstream 31 accident on March 25, 1988 near Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Forced landing on rough terrain...
- Date: March 25, 1988
- Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31
- Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Forced landing on rough terrain after the captain shut down the left engine following an unexplained torque fluctuation; the propeller did not feather and the shutdown procedure was reported as improper.
On 25 March 1988 Jetstream 31 N411AE was flying a positioning flight from Wichita Falls to Dallas with two crew and no passengers. After the left propeller failed to feather, the aircraft could not hold level flight and the crew made a forced landing in an open field, damaging the aircraft. Both crew members survived.