# Incident 19891205063619I: Saab SF340A, Chicago, IL, December 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1989, 18:35 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: COMA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N343CA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB SF340A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891205063619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRE IN LIGHTS OVER SEAT. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS. USED EXTINGUISHER. ARCING MELTED THE PLASTIC ENDS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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