39.7173° N, 86.2946° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 5, 1998 · 07:58 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CVGA
Aircraft
N438DM
Reported as
Lear 25D
People aboard
2
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.
Narrative: an emergency landing was performed after the left engine fire warning light illuminated. Maintenance personnel found a worn connector that allowed a short circuit causing the light to come on.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND A WORN CONNECTOR THAT ALLOWED A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON.