19810121001239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A60 · Sacramento, CA · January 21, 1981

Date
January 21, 1981 · 11:35 local
Place
Sacramento, CA
Airport
Metro
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7420D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVG13
Reported as
Beech A60
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO541E1A4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,872 total36 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine caught fire after engine start. Found loose main fuel line a fuel pump fitting.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER ENGINE START. FOUND LOOSE MAIN FUEL LINE A FUEL PUMP FITTING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N7420D · 1

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