41.6639° N, 83.5552° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 16, 1978 · 06:30 local
Place
Toledo, OH
Airport
Express
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63ET
Reported as
Lear 25B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total2,500 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.
Spiral wire binder on checklist shorted un-insulated diode studs on electrical panel, causing minor fire.
As the FAA filed it
SPIRAL WIRE BINDER ON CHECKLIST SHORTED UN-INSULATED DIODE STUDS ON ELECTRICAL PANEL, CAUSING MINOR FIRE.