# Incident 19880404019999I: Cessna 421B, Chesterfield, VA, April 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KUEA
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5960M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5960M-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880404019999I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION ON TEST FLIGHT. RETURNED. ENGINE FIRE ON RUNUP. FOUND EXHAUST ELBOW INLET SEPARATED AT WELD.

## Other reports on N5960M (3)

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

- [Incident 19950326011459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950326011459I), Mar 26, 1995: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Orlando, FL. Narrative: the pilot reported that on 3-26-95 he was enroute from Orlando to key west. During climbout the right engine began running rough, so he shut it down…
- [Incident 19910413030769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413030769I), Apr 13, 1991: Cessna 421B (N5960M), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Right main landing gear bellcrank was broken. Had evidence of previous crack.
- [Incident 19780730047429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730047429I), Jul 30, 1978: Cessna 421 (N5960M), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Right propeller struck tail light while on edge of taxiway to clear another aircraft. Prop and light damaged.

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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