# Incident 19780725039709I: Airpts A9B, Blue Earth, MN, July 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1978, 12:15 local time
- Place: Blue Earth, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6431° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Earth, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6431&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7729V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780725039709I

## Narrative

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

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

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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