# NTSB Accident WPR23FA185
> **GATES LEAR JET 36A** · 2023-05-10 · San Clemente Island, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR23FA185
- **Event ID:** 20230510130456
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-05-10
- **Location:** San Clemente Island, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.839382, -118.51568
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GATES LEAR JET
- **Model:** 36A
- **Registration:** N56PA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots’ loss of airplane control following a catastrophic fire that started on the left side of the aft equipment bay (tail cone). The fire likely initiated from a leak from the left fuel motive flow line due to a b-nut that loosened for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

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