# Incident 19860610033329I: Beech 76, Fresno, CA, June 10, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1986, 21:45 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6702S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6702S-2014-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1G6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 210 in this make and model, 315 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860610033329I

## Narrative

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

BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE FROM LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. EXHAUST GASKET, EXTENSION LOOSE. OIL FILLER TUBE LOOSE.

## Other reports on N6702S (1)

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

- [Incident 19830308017329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830308017329I), Mar 8, 1983: Beech 76 (N6702S), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Forced to land with nose gear up. Channel stop for gear doors deformed. Locked doors.

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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