# Incident 19870410069839I: Beech 58, Bridgeport, TX, April 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, TX
- Airport: Bridgeport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1740° N, 97.8284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRIDGEPORT MUNI (XBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1740&lon=-97.8284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6681L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6681L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,503 total, 1,154 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87IA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410069839I

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW87IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87IA097), Apr 10, 1987: Beech 58 (N6681L), Bridgeport, TX, incident, minor damage

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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