# Accident 19850206069939A: Cessna 402B, Altus, OK, February 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1985, 09:43 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.6393° N, 99.3108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6393&lon=-99.3108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5780M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,227 total, 643 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850206069939A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA112), Feb 6, 1985: Cessna 402B (N5780M), Altus, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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