# Incident 19811004075409I: Beech 65A808800, Arlington, TX, October 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7357° N, 97.1081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7357&lon=-97.1081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1TR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 65A808800
- Reported engine: LYC IGSO540*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004075409I

## Narrative

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

LINE FROM VACUUM PUMP TO OIL SEPARATOR AND ITS HEAT SHIELD DEVELOPED A LEAK. OIL SPRAYED ON EXHAUST. FIRE IN FLIGHT

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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