41.0474° N, 83.6381° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Findlay, OH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 18, 1984 · 19:25 local
Place
Findlay, OH
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6256X
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total300 in this make and model45 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.
Left engine fire. Shut down by idle cut off. Fire went out. Ruptured fuel hose sprayed fuel on turbo charger.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT ENGINE FIRE. SHUT DOWN BY IDLE CUT OFF. FIRE WENT OUT. RUPTURED FUEL HOSE SPRAYED FUEL ON TURBO CHARGER.