19880422019399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Burbank, CA · April 22, 1988

Date
April 22, 1988 · 08:00 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4793G
Reported as
Cessna 414
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,200 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Right wing was struck by lightning at 9000 ft. thunderstorm in area of heavy rain. Made hole in wingtip tank.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT WING WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AT 9000 FT. THUNDERSTORM IN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN. MADE HOLE IN WINGTIP TANK.