# Incident 19850215026199I: Cessna 401A, Milwaukee, WI, February 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1985, 02:45 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ARRA
- Location: 42.9469° N, 87.8971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL MITCHELL INTL (MKE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9469&lon=-87.8971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N622DC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N622DC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850215026199I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND HEARD LOUD NOISE BEFORE BURSTING INTO FLAMES. SAFE LANDING. CYLINDER SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N622DC (1)

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

- [Accident 19781206041379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206041379A), Dec 6, 1978: Cessna 401 (N622DC), IL, Substantial damage

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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