38.3498° N, 81.6326° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 26, 1985 · 09:45 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Kanawha County
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N741G
Reported as
Gulstm G159
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total6,000 in this make and model60 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.
During climbout fire warning light flickered on and off. Fire detection system had moisture in connectors.
As the FAA filed it
DURING CLIMBOUT FIRE WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM HAD MOISTURE IN CONNECTORS.