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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Altus, OK · February 6, 1985

Date
February 6, 1985 · 09:43 local
Place
Altus, OK
Airport
Afb
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5780M
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA112
Reported as
Cessna 402B
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,227 total643 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Fire in left engine during climb. Impacted ground inverted. Exhaust pipe separated, ignited oil or fuel leak.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE DURING CLIMB. IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED. EXHAUST PIPE SEPARATED, IGNITED OIL OR FUEL LEAK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.