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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-26 · Fullerton, CA · May 24, 1985

Date
May 24, 1985 · 16:50 local
Place
Fullerton, CA
Airport
Fullerton
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10UT
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B26
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE3316251M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total80 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Felt jolt and then smoke and flames from engine. Spooled up and put out flames. Found failed torque sensor.

As the FAA filed it

FELT JOLT AND THEN SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM ENGINE. SPOOLED UP AND PUT OUT FLAMES. FOUND FAILED TORQUE SENSOR.