# Accident 19870930082029A: Cessna 401, Ames, IA, September 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Ames Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JAFA
- Location: 42.0200° N, 93.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0200&lon=-93.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2UE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2UE-1996-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,050 total, 110 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870930082029A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA183), Sep 30, 1987: Cessna 401 (N2UE), Ames, IA, 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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