19860131001949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402CESSNA · New Bedford, MA · January 31, 1986

Date
January 31, 1986 · 15:44 local
Place
New Bedford, MA
Airport
New Bedford Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4033Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA069
Reported as
Cessna 402CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental IO520E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,249 total242 in this make and model173 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.

The left engine caught fire and burned thru aileron cables. Aircraft impacted trees on final approach.

As the FAA filed it

THE LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THRU AILERON CABLES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES ON FINAL APPROACH.

NTSB investigation

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