# Incident 19820203001919I: Cessna 421B, Baton Rouge, LA, February 3, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1982, 10:45 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4507° N, 91.1546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baton Rouge, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4507&lon=-91.1546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203001919I

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN AN ENGINE. SHUT DOWN. LANDING NORMAL. EXHAUST CARRY THRU PIPE BROKE. EXHAUST MELTED COWLING BAFFLE WIRES.

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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