# Accident 19900315004489A: Lear 24, Anderson, SC, March 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1990, 21:45 local time
- Place: Anderson, SC
- Airport: Anderson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SUZA
- Location: 34.5092° N, 82.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5092&lon=-82.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100VQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100VQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 24 (registry code 5170302, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CJ610-SER series (registry code 30006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 24
- Reported engine: GE CJ6104
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900315004489A

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN FLIGHT WHEN SIC RESET MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER. OXYGEN LINE HAD HOLE FROM CHAFING RHEOSTAT.NO SAFETY BRIEF

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA080), Mar 16, 1990: Learjet 24 (N100VQ), Anderson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: ELECTRICAL ARCING WHICH RESULTED FROM A SHORT IN THE PILOT'S MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT; A CHAFTED WIRE CONTACTED THE OXYGEN SUPPLY LINE AT THE OXYGEN CONTROL PANEL IN THE COCKPIT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT…

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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