# NTSB Incident CHI97IA041
> **Boeing 757-225** · 1996-12-11 · TERRE HAUTE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97IA041
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07139
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1996-12-11
- **Location:** TERRE HAUTE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.470054, -87.379898
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 184
- **Total aboard:** 184
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 757-225
- **Registration:** N603AU
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate installation of electrical wiring for an audio entertainment system associated with Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA5537NM, and a subsequent short in the wiring.  Factors relating to the accident were: inadequate design (installation instructions) by the STC holder (Hughes-Avicom International), and inadequate maintenance by company maintenance personnel.

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