Date: | Sunday 26 December 1999 |
Time: | 07:15 |
Type: | IAI 1124A Westwind II |
Owner/operator: | Bradley Aviation |
Registration: | N422BC |
MSN: | 302 |
Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
Total airframe hrs: | 7975 hours |
Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-3-1G |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE) |
Destination airport: | Waukesha Airport, WI (UES/KUES) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:During the activation of the crew oxygen system a fire erupted on the ground which consumed the entire pressure vessel. This was caused by the failure of the first stage pressure reducer in the oxygen regulator assembly.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The failure of the first stage pressure reducer in the oxygen regulator assembly. "
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI00FA050 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 9 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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