19801211089039I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Conroe, TX · December 11, 1980

Date
December 11, 1980 · 17:00 local
Place
Conroe, TX
Airport
Montgomery Co
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N402EW
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,590 total790 in this make and model35 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.

Za pilot observed paint blistering on cowl. Shut down engine. Found broken exhaust pipe

As the FAA filed it

ZA PILOT OBSERVED PAINT BLISTERING ON COWL. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND BROKEN EXHAUST PIPE