# Accident 19780213001639A: Cessna 401, Spartanburg, SC, February 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1978
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Airport: Downtown Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4091Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4091Q-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,905 total, 15 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780213001639A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT-RT ENG CAUGHT FIRE WHILE ON FLT-UNAUTHORIZED AUX SYST POURED FUEL IN VAC PUMP

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA78FLG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG07), Feb 13, 1978: Cessna 401 (N4091Q), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage

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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