# Incident 19780111002609I: Cessna 421A, St Louis, MO, January 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1978, 20:10 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540JM-2006-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111002609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO FIRE. FOUND EXHAUST STACK BROKEN.

## Other reports on N540JM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19841218072859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841218072859I), Dec 18, 1984: Cessna 421A (N540JM), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. After shooting downwind approach pilot unable to stop on wet runway. Rolled 150 feet off end. Damage to gear, prop.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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