# Accident 19870914053199A: Cessna 401A, Wichita Falls, TX, September 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Sheppard Afb-Wichita Falls Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GPMA
- Location: 33.9709° N, 98.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9709&lon=-98.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6249Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6249Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,730 total, 44 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914053199A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION IN RIGHT WING TRYING A RESTART ON TAXIWAY. MAIN TANKS OVERFLOWED BY RETURN FUEL. BACKFIRE IGNITED VAPORS.

## 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 FTW87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA217), Sep 14, 1987: Cessna 401A (N6249Q), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial 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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