British BAE-ATP N852AW
8 January 1992 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1992 at about 16:30 local time, a British BAE-ATP registered N852AW, operated by Air Wisconsin Airlines, was involved in an incident near Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 16 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baer Field (FWA)
- Coordinates
- 41.0990, -85.0595
- Aircraft
- British BAE-ATP
- Registration
- N852AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air Wisconsin Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92IA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING SERVICE BULLETINS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
WHEN A DESCENT WAS COMMENCED FROM 11,000 FEET, MULTIPLE STATIC DISCHARGES OCCURRED ON BOTH THE CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELDS, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF BOTH THE CAPTAIN'S AND FIRST OFFICER'S EFIS DISPLAYS. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO THE DESTINATION ON PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAYS. ENROUTE A RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WAS RECEIVED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT 24 STATIC DISCHARGE WICKS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. SEVERAL STATIC WICKS WERE NOT BONDED TO THE AIRFRAME. OTHER SIMILAR BONDING PROBLEMS WERE FOUND ON THE AIRPLANE. THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM WAS TRACED TO A CONTAMINATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other British BAE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 1991 | British BAE JETSTREAM 3201 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Nashville Eagle | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1993 | British BAE-ATP | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1990 | British BAE JETSTREAM 3201 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1995 | British BAE JETSTREAM 3201 | Champaign, Illinois, United States | Trans State Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1997 | British BAE-ATP | Peru, Illinois, United States | United Feeder Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2000 | British BAE JETSTREAM 3201 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1992 | Piper PA-61-601P | Aurora, Indiana, United States | Brent J. Black | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 1992 | Carlson SPARROW II | Lafontaine, Indiana, United States | William A. Thompson | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1992 | Cessna 172P | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Rhoades Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1992 | Cessna C177B | Noblesville, Indiana, United States | Jacobi/Bittner/Boice, ET al | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Dalsanto, James A | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1992 | Cessna 177RG | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | National Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |