# Accident 20060715015889A: Lear 55LEAR, Van Nuys, CA, July 15, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2006, 16:26 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKEA
- Location: 34.2097° N, 118.4900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2097&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554CL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 55LEAR
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,798 total, 395 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060715015889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JULY 18, 2006 - IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OVER THE WEEKEND, SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006, THAT THIS AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO VNY HAD WHAT APPEARED TO BE A DUAL DUCT OVERHEAT CONDITION. UPON CLOSER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB AND THE FAA IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A FIRE IN THE AFT EQUIPMENT COMPARTMENT REFERRED TO AS THE "HELL HOLE" AND CAUSED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INTERIOR TAIL AND EXTERIOR TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS ACCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE FAA AND THE NTSB.

## 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 LAX06FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA238), Jul 15, 2006: Learjet 55 (N554CL), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire of undetermined origins.

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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