# NTSB Incident CHI97IA072
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15** · 1997-02-20 · DES MOINES, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97IA072
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07385
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1997-02-20
- **Location:** DES MOINES, IA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 36
- **Total aboard:** 36
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-15
- **Registration:** N93S
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the cross tie relay shorted resulting in a fire in the left main electrical equipment rack.

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