31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 18, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
Midland, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N422R
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
785 total25 in this make and model60 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 right engine lost power, smelled smoke. After landing found loose exhaust manifold and a hole burned in exhaust.
As the FAA filed it
ZA RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER, SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER LANDING FOUND LOOSE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND A HOLE BURNED IN EXHAUST.