# Incident 19810831059399I: Beech 3NM, Jacksonville, FL, August 31, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1981, 21:10 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9539, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 3NM (registry code 1151044, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,512 total, 700 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831059399I

## Narrative

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

ZG FUEL LEAK ON CABIN FLOOR ENROUTE, FIRE ERUTPED WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED ON FINAL. PUT OUT ON LANDING PRIMER LEAK.

## 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 MIA81IA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA110), Aug 31, 1981: Beech 3NM (N9539), Jacksonville, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N9539 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830609035009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609035009I), Jun 9, 1983: Beech 18* (N9539), Miami, FL, Minor damage. While taxing to ramp area a ramp service vehicle struck the right wing.
- [Incident 19810706054149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810706054149I), Jul 6, 1981: Beech 3NM (N9539), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Fire under instrument panel on takeoff. Aborted. Put out fire with fire extinguisher. Relay contacted other units.

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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