36.2362° N, 115.0343° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at NELLIS AFB (LSV), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
July 23, 1984 · 15:45 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Nellis Afb
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7855Q
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total30 in this make and model100 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.
Explosion and fire in engine cowl area. Found a loose line in atr conditioning system. Hyd fluid hit hot exhaust.
As the FAA filed it
EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN ENGINE COWL AREA. FOUND A LOOSE LINE IN ATR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. HYD FLUID HIT HOT EXHAUST.