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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airpts A9B · Blue Earth, MN · July 25, 1978

Date: July 25, 1978 · 12:15 local
Place: Blue Earth, MN
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7729V
Reported as: Airpts A9B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7729VRegistered now · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BS/N 1480 · Built 1969 Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed and caught fire when connecting rod failed, rupturing case and fuel line. Engine shut down, fuel off.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE WHEN CONNECTING ROD FAILED, RUPTURING CASE AND FUEL LINE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN, FUEL OFF.