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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · St Louis, MO · July 6, 1987

Date: July 6, 1987 · 13:30 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N811J
Reported as: Beech 95B55
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total700 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N811JRegistration cancelled May 13, 2013 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-662 · Built 1964 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot left boost pump on high during taxi. Fire erupted. Fuel drain line was pushed up inside cowling.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT BOOST PUMP ON HIGH DURING TAXI. FIRE ERUPTED. FUEL DRAIN LINE WAS PUSHED UP INSIDE COWLING.

Other reports on N811J · 1

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

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