40.2171° N, 76.8514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 1, 1978 · 16:00 local
Place
Harrisburg, PA
Airport
Capital City
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N641B
Reported as
Gulstm G159
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,800 total1,875 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Crew shut engine down due to a fire warning light. No evidence of fire found, fire detector relay failed.
As the FAA filed it
CREW SHUT ENGINE DOWN DUE TO A FIRE WARNING LIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND, FIRE DETECTOR RELAY FAILED.