# NTSB Accident ATL90LA080
> **LEARJET 24** · 1990-03-16 · ANDERSON, SC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22669
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-16
- **Location:** ANDERSON, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.509201, -82.640792
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LEARJET
- **Model:** 24
- **Registration:** N100VQ
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

ELECTRICAL ARCING WHICH RESULTED FROM A SHORT IN THE PILOT'S MAP LIGHT CIRCUIT; A CHAFTED WIRE CONTACTED THE OXYGEN SUPPLY LINE AT THE OXYGEN CONTROL PANEL IN THE COCKPIT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE DESIGN OF THE OXYGEN PANEL PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE PILOT'S MAP LIGHT WHICH ALLOWED CONTACT BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS.

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