35.2226° N, 97.4395° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 3, 1983 · 09:22 local
Place
Norman, OK
Airport
Max Westeimer
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N71PQ
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,994 total90 in this make and model17 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.
Pilot had a fluctuation of RPM and prop synchronizer. Fire reported. Found fuel line failed near exhaust system.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT HAD A FLUCTUATION OF RPM AND PROP SYNCHRONIZER. FIRE REPORTED. FOUND FUEL LINE FAILED NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM.