19871106069289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 401A · Mobile, AL · November 6, 1987

Date
November 6, 1987 · 17:55 local
Place
Mobile, AL
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6250Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL88LA031
Reported as
Cessna 401A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520E
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
26,922 total13 in this make and model31 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.

Left engine exhaust header failed and caused an inflight fire. Engine shut down. Metal fatigue in header assembly.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST HEADER FAILED AND CAUSED AN INFLIGHT FIRE. ENGINE SHUT DOWN. METAL FATIGUE IN HEADER ASSEMBLY.

NTSB investigation

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