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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401 · Bethel, AK · March 5, 1983

Date
March 5, 1983 · 20:00 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7864F
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83IA053
Reported as
Cessna 401
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520*
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,454 total150 in this make and model71 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.

Exhaust pipe slipped its securing bracket and came off the turbocharger. Caused a engine fire from the hot exhaust.

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUST PIPE SLIPPED ITS SECURING BRACKET AND CAME OFF THE TURBOCHARGER. CAUSED A ENGINE FIRE FROM THE HOT EXHAUST.

NTSB investigation

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