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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Midland, TX · January 14, 1980

Date
January 14, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N100CR
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total275 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

Right engine began to lose power after takeoff. B nut on fuel line at divider loose,causing loss in fuel pressure.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. B NUT ON FUEL LINE AT DIVIDER LOOSE,CAUSING LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE.