Event SEA86LA044

1986-01-19 LAS VEGAS, Nevada, United States Airport · LAS Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N545PS

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA TU206G

Year of manufacture

1983 · 3 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K (435 hp)

Seats / Engines

6 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19830311

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A6EBD5

Registrant of record

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N545PS Boeing 727-214 Serious

Factual narrative

AFTER ACTIVATION OF NO 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SIGNALS A SECOND TIME, FLT CREW DECLARED EMERG AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. FUEL DUMP WAS SEEN BY SOME GRND OBSERVERS AS SMOKE TRAIL AND THIS WAS REPORTED TO FLT CREW. ACFT WAITING TAKEOFF REPORT THAT NO SMOKE OR FIRE WAS VISIBLE BUT FUEL DUMP STILL IN PROGRESS WAS OVERRIDDEN BY OTHER TRANSMISSIONS. EMERG EVACUATION VIA SLIDES WAS INITIATED AFTER ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY. EIGHT PASSENGERS SUSTAINED REPORTED INJURIES DURING EVACUATION. FIRE WARNING TRACED TO SHORT-CIRCUIT IN SYSTEM; ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA044.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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