# Incident 19830422031029I: Beech 58, Reedley, CA, April 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5984° N, 119.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5984&lon=-119.4467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38069, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38069-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830422031029I

## Narrative

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

GAS LEAK CAUSED AN EXPLOSION WHEN PILOT TRIED TO START ENGINE. FOUND ELBOW FITTINGS NOT BEADED AT HOSE CONNECTIONS.

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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