Milwaukee - Waukesha

During the activation of the crew oxygen system a fire erupted which consumed the entire pressure vessel. Representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC), White Sands Testing Facility (WSTF), Las Cruces, New Mexico, examined the retained oxygen system components. Examination of these components revealed that the fire's initiation location was the first stage pressure reducer located in the oxygen regulator assembly.

Flight / Schedule

Milwaukee - Waukesha

Registration

N422BC

MSN

302

Year of Manufacture

1980

Date

December 26, 1999 at 07:15 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Milwaukee-General Billy Mitchell Wisconsin

Region

North America • United States of America

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On December 26, 1999 at 07:15 AM, Milwaukee - Waukesha experienced a crash involving IAI 1124 Westwind, operated by Bradley Aviation, with the event recorded near Milwaukee-General Billy Mitchell Wisconsin.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the activation of the crew oxygen system a fire erupted which consumed the entire pressure vessel. Representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC), White Sands Testing Facility (WSTF), Las Cruces, New Mexico, examined the retained oxygen system components. Examination of these components revealed that the fire's initiation location was the first stage pressure reducer located in the oxygen regulator assembly.

Aircraft reference details include registration N422BC, MSN 302, year of manufacture 1980.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

During the activation of the crew oxygen system a fire erupted which consumed the entire pressure vessel. Representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC), White Sands Testing Facility (WSTF), Las Cruces, New Mexico, examined the retained oxygen system components. Examination of these components revealed that the fire's initiation location was the first stage pressure reducer located in the oxygen regulator assembly.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

4

Estimated Survivors

6

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 6

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Milwaukee - Waukesha

Flight Type

Executive/Corporate/Business

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

North America • United States of America

Aircraft Details

Registration

N422BC

MSN

302

Year of Manufacture

1980