38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 7, 1987 · 12:23 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8300E
Reported as
Lkheed 132923E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total5,000 in this make and model150 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 came on during climbout. Engine shutdown. Fire bottle used. Engine fire control box defective.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FIRE BOTTLE USED. ENGINE FIRE CONTROL BOX DEFECTIVE.