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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421C · Butte, MT · February 28, 1985

Date
February 28, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Butte, MT
Airport
Bert Mooney
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98487
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA093
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520L
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,511 total40 in this make and model109 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.

Hydraulic fluid leak and fire warning in flight. Blew nose gear down, shutdown engine, landed at destination.

As the FAA filed it

HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAK AND FIRE WARNING IN FLIGHT. BLEW NOSE GEAR DOWN, SHUTDOWN ENGINE, LANDED AT DESTINATION.

NTSB investigation

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