| Date: | Wednesday 14 December 1994 |
| Time: | 11:46 |
| Type: |  Learjet 35A |
| Owner/operator: | Phoenix Air |
| Registration: | N521PA |
| MSN: | 35A-239 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6673 hours |
| Cycles: | 5254 flights |
| Engine model: | Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fresno, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT/KFAT) |
| Fresno Air Terminal, CA (FAT/KFAT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Improperly installed electrical wiring for special mission operations led to an in-flight fire that caused airplane systems and structural damage and subsequent airplane control difficulties. Crashed on East Olive Avenue while on approach to Fresno Air Terminal.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "1) improperly installed electrical wiring for special mission operations that led to an in-flight fire that caused airplane systems and structural damage and subsequent airplane control difficulties; 2) improper maintenance and inspection procedures followed by the operator; and 3) inadequate oversight and approval of the maintenance and inspection practice by the operator in the installation of the special mission systems."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB-AAR-95-04
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