# Incident 19830224018399I: Cessna 551, Swanton, OH, February 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1983, 14:25 local time
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5849° N, 83.8852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swanton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5849&lon=-83.8852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1823B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 551
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830224018399I

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED IN CONTROL PEDESTAL ON TAKEOFF. CONTROL LOCK NOT FULLY OFF. SHORTED THE THRUST REVERSER MICRO SWITCH.

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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