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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 2021 |
| Time: | 11:22 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream V-SP (G550) |
| Owner/operator: | Executive Fliteways |
| Registration: | N261PW |
| MSN: | 5268 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Palm Springs, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Currituck County Regional Airport, NC (KONX) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The airplaneexperienced a faulty oil temperature sensor. The crew reported to ATC that they had a hot engine. ATC interpreted that to mean they had an engine fire. The sensor was replaced and the aircraft returned to service.
Sources:
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2840e&lat=33.983&lon=-114.542&zoom=7.0&showTrace=2021-07-18&leg=2&trackLabels
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:8727171404289::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_FATAL_FLG,P96_MAKE_NAME:19-JUL-21
https://www.fly-efi.com/our-fleet/efi-fleet-gulfstream-g550
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2021 07:16 | aaronwk | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 14:38 | Ken Gray | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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