# Accident 19850515022699A: Cessna 402CESSNA, Pocatello, ID, May 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1985, 18:26 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RECA
- Location: 42.8991° N, 112.3897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8991&lon=-112.3897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402CS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515022699A

## Narrative

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

INFLIGHT FIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE CAUSED A LARGE PORTION OF WING TO BURN OFF. HOLE IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD TUBE ASSEMBLY.

## 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 SEA85FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA110), May 16, 1985: Cessna 402 (N402CS), Pocatello, ID, destroyed, 1 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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