The report explains the emergency landing of American Eagle flight 3641, a Saab 340B airplane, at False River Air Park, New Roads, Louisiana, on February 1, 1994. The safety issues in the report focused on the safety hazards involved with the in-flight operation of propellers in the beta mode in airplanes for which such operation is prohibited. The Safety Board reiterated Safety Recommendation A-94-62, which is intended to prevent the in-flight beta operation unless the airplane is certificated for such use.
National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: Overspeed and Loss of Power on Both Engines during Descent and Power-Off Emergency Landing, Simmons Airlines, Inc., d/b/a, American Eagle Flight 3641, N349SB, False River Air Park, New Roads, Louisiana, February 1, 1994
1994
83 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Air Transportation , Aviation accidents , Accident investigations , Power loss , Engine failure , Airspeed , High speed , Damage , Aircraft accidents , Emergencies , Recommendations , Louisiana , American Eagle flight 3641 , Power levers , Beta range , Emergency landing , New Roads(Louisiana) , False River Air Park