# Incident 20020514020769I: Lkheed 188A, Fort Wayne, IN, May 14, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2002, 15:36 local time
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Operator: TM9B
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N346HA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346HA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188A (registry code 5262602, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020514020769I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT FROM YPSILANIT, MI TO A MEXICAN DESTINATION, THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION FAILURE. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE STILL TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM BUT SUSPECT ITEMS ARE A/C BUS TRANSFER RELAYS.

## Other reports on N346HA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870609036249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609036249I), Jun 9, 1987: Lkheed 188ALKHEED (N346HA), Newark, NJ. The aircraft landed with one engine shutdown due to a fire light. Fire detection sensing element replaced.
- [Incident 19841101064029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841101064029I), Nov 1, 1984: Lkheed 188ALKHEED (N346HA), Detroit, MI. Crew door portion of forward cargo door separated drom aircraft over lake erie. Returned for landing.
- [Incident 19801203085919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203085919I), Dec 3, 1980: Lkheed 188ALKHEED (N346HA), Newark, NJ, Substantial damage. Discovered large crack in fuel tank after parking aircraft.

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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