40.2009° N, 76.7292° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 28, 1989 · 17:46 local
Place
Middletown, PA
Airport
Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Aircraft
NR800
Reported as
Bag JETSTM3101
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Tail compartment fire warning indication in cockpit. Atmospheric conditions caused a false warning.
As the FAA filed it
TAIL COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING INDICATION IN COCKPIT. ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CAUSED A FALSE WARNING.