Accident · 1989-10-24

NTSB case FTW90FA015 · BEECH 58 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-10-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BEECH 58 (N950JP)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: AIR EXCHANGE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR EXCHANGE

Probable cause

A FUEL TANK LEAK, ARCING FROM THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM, AND FAILURE OF COMPANY/MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD).

Source: NTSB case FTW90FA015

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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