# Incident 19830624045949I: Cessna 402CESSNA, San Francisco, CA, June 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1983, 20:07 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WSTA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2712F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2712F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520VB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,844 total, 3,807 in this make and model, 348 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624045949I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE SMOKED WAITING FOR TAKEOFF. REPLACED CYLINDER EXHAUST AND INTAKE STACKS.

## Other reports on N2712F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200501000949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200501000949I), May 1, 2020: Cessna 402C (N2712F), Burbank, CA, Minor damage. During initial approach into vny, pilot noticed a flickering hydraulic flow annunciator light. After selecting gear down, pilot did not observe a "down and…

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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