32.7357° N, 97.1081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 4, 1981 · 18:30 local
Place
Arlington, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1TR
Reported as
Beech 65A808800
Reported engine
Lycoming IGSO540*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,800 in this make and model90 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.
Line from vacuum pump to oil separator and its heat shield developed a leak. Oil sprayed on exhaust. Fire in flight
As the FAA filed it
LINE FROM VACUUM PUMP TO OIL SEPARATOR AND ITS HEAT SHIELD DEVELOPED A LEAK. OIL SPRAYED ON EXHAUST. FIRE IN FLIGHT