ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324832
Date: | Wednesday 14 December 1994 |
Time: | 11:46 |
Type: | Learjet 35A |
Owner/operator: | Phoenix Air |
Registration: | N521PA |
MSN: | 35A-239 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 6673 hours |
Cycles: | 5254 flights |
Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Fresno, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT/KFAT) |
Destination airport: | Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT/KFAT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Improperly installed electrical wiring for special mission operations led to an in-flight fire that caused airplane systems and structural damage and subsequent airplane control difficulties. Crashed on East Olive Avenue while on approach to Fresno Air Terminal.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) improperly installed electrical wiring for special mission operations that led to an in-flight fire that caused airplane systems and structural damage and subsequent airplane control difficulties; 2) improper maintenance and inspection procedures followed by the operator; and 3) inadequate oversight and approval of the maintenance and inspection practice by the operator in the installation of the special mission systems."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NTSB/AAR-95/04 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB-AAR-95-04
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