# Accident 19810121001239A: Beech A60, Sacramento, CA, January 21, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1981, 11:35 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7420D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7420D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A60 (registry code 1153604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541E1A4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,872 total, 36 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121001239A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG13), Jan 21, 1981: Beech A60 (N7420D), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7420D (1)

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

- [Incident 20150224004629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150224004629I), Feb 24, 2015: Beech A60 (N7420D), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. When the aircraft was last painted, approximately 2002, paint was applied to the to control cables within the wheel well area, and not removed. The landing…

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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