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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 58 · Bridgeport, TX · April 10, 1987

Date
April 10, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Bridgeport, TX
Airport
Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6681L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87IA097
Reported as
Beech 58
Reported engine
Continental IO520CB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,503 total1,154 in this make and model39 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 right engine caught fire when NR4 cylinder came loose. Aircraft landed safely. Suspect improper torquing.

As the FAA filed it

THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN NR4 CYLINDER CAME LOOSE. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. SUSPECT IMPROPER TORQUING.

NTSB investigation

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