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FTW88IA052

1988-01-21 · DALLAS, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DAL

N79PB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B, built 2000), which was not involved in this event.

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Factual narrative

THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED IN-FLIGHT FIRE RESULTING FROM AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN AN AUXILIARY CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL INSTALLED AFTER AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE. THE SHORT RESULTED FROM THE USE OF A MOUNTING BRACKET THAT CHAFED AGAINST THE INPUT WIRES. THE FLIGHTCREW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT FAILED TO COMPLETE THE PRESCRIBED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO ISOLATE THE FAULTY CIRCUITS AND RESTORE POWER TO OTHER CIRCUITS. THIS RESULTED IN A LANDING WITHOUT STABILIZER TRIM, WING FLAP DEPLOYMENT OR BRAKE ANTI-SKID PROTECTION. THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY SWERVED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT TO AVOID OVERSHOOTING THE 8,800 FOOT RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW88IA052.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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