41.6005° N, 93.6091° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 24, 1981 · 14:20 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N42AJ
Reported as
Lear 24
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total300 in this make and model80 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.
Engine fire warning system gave a false warning. The pilot shut down the engine and made an uneventful landing.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM GAVE A FALSE WARNING. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.