# Incident 19810820066289I: Cessna 340A, Scottsbluff, NE, August 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: Scottsbluff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8608K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820066289I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZR ENGINE LOST POWER. FIRE IN FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, RETURNED, EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE PART AFT ELBOW 56545514

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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