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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Friendswood, TX · August 30, 1979

Date
August 30, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place
Friendswood, TX
Airport
Cloverfield
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N421HC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79IA103
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,405 total3,405 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Experienced engine fire on takeoff, landed safely. Found improperly installed oil cooler leaking on exhaust.

As the FAA filed it

EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE ON TAKEOFF, LANDED SAFELY. FOUND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OIL COOLER LEAKING ON EXHAUST.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N421HC · 1

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