19870930082029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 401 · Ames, IA · September 30, 1987

Date
September 30, 1987 · 14:30 local
Place
Ames, IA
Airport
Ames Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JAFA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2UE
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA183
Reported as
Cessna 401
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total110 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During climb, in flight fire in right engine. Exhaust stack broke, hot gas melted fuel line. Returned.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CLIMB, IN FLIGHT FIRE IN RIGHT ENGINE. EXHAUST STACK BROKE, HOT GAS MELTED FUEL LINE. RETURNED.

NTSB investigation

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