# Incident 19780213006489I: Cessna 421B, Casper, WY, February 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1978, 07:40 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona Co International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209PP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 5,000 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/19780213006489I

## Narrative

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

HEATER FIRE IN FLIGHT CAUSED BY A PIN HOLE IN THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE AND A CHAFED ELECTRICAL WIRE.

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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