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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · St Louis, MO · September 7, 1982

Date: September 7, 1982 · 14:15 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6868D
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC82IA169
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSIO520N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total650 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flames under instrument panel when prop deice was turned on. Turned off,fire ceased. Deice ammeter shorted on panel

As the FAA filed it

FLAMES UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN PROP DEICE WAS TURNED ON. TURNED OFF,FIRE CEASED. DEICE AMMETER SHORTED ON PANEL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MKC82IA169Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSt. Louis, MOPilot reported, the flight encountered icing conditions near St. Louis and the propeller de-ice system was activated. When de-ice system was turned on, flames shot out from the lower right corner of the pilot's instument panel where the de-ice ammeter is…Sep 7, 1982 · Minor damage