# Accident 19791017029089A: Cessna 402A, Lansing, MI, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 21:00 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7809Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7809Q-1983-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402A (registry code 207590M, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017029089A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT FIRE DAMAGED WING STRUCTURE. FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF EXHAUST BELLOWS.

## 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 CHI80FEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM06), Oct 17, 1979: Cessna 402A (N7809Q), Lansing, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7809Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820202003089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820202003089A), Feb 2, 1982: Cessna 402A (N7809Q), Port-Au-Prince, HA. Aircraft was ditched in ocean after 4 hours and 22 minutes flight time.

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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