# Incident 19850828050459I: Cessna 421C, Vernal, UT, August 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1985, 08:57 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERNAL RGNL (VEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3922C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3922C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828050459I

## Narrative

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

FIRE IN ENGINE AFTER SHUTDOWN ON GROUND. PILOT EXTINGUISHED FLAMES. PROBABLE SMALL LEAK IN FUEL LINE.

## Other reports on N3922C (1)

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

- [Incident 19930111001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930111001449I), Jan 11, 1993: Cessna 421C (N3922C), Imperial, NE, Minor damage. Pilot felt aircraft did not want to fly. Aborted takeoff. Unable to stop. Departed end of runway.

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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