# Incident 19850320011379I: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Champaign, IL, March 20, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1985, 14:40 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Airport: Champaign
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BRIA
- Location: 38.2499° N, 88.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2499&lon=-88.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386BA-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild F-27 (registry code 3373002, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27FRCHLD
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5327
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85IA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850320011379I

## Narrative

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

EXTINGUISHED ENGINE GROUND FIRE WITH FIRE BOTTLE. FUEL PRESSURE LINE RUPTURED.

## 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 CHI85IA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA143), Mar 20, 1985: Fairchild F-27 (N386BA), Champaign, IL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N386BA (2)

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

- [Incident 19850831059019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831059019I), Aug 31, 1985: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N386BA), Champaign, IL. Engine shutdown in flight after low oil pressure warning light came on. Fitting pulled out of pneumatic compressor.
- [Incident 19850823046029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823046029I), Aug 23, 1985: Frchld F27FRCHLD (N386BA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft bounced on landing and tailskid struck the ground.

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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