# Accident 20040911024919A: Braero BAE1251000A, San Francisco, CA, September 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2004, 09:38 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DXTA
- Location: 37.6189° N, 122.3747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6189&lon=-122.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520QS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BRAERO BAE1251000A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040911024919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN APU EQUIPMENT BAY FIRE WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY FOR TAKE OFF.

## 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 LAX04LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA334), Sep 11, 2004: British Aerospace BAE 125-1000A (N520QS), San Francisco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An electrical arc from an undetermined source initiated a hydraulic line rupture, which resulted in an equipment bay fire.

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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