# Incident 19880622044209I: Cessna 421A, Chicopee, MA, June 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1988, 19:20 local time
- Place: Chicopee, MA
- Airport: Westover Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1757° N, 72.5718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicopee, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1757&lon=-72.5718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421ST-1990-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622044209I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FIRE INFLIGHT. SECURED ENGINE. DIVERTED. NR1 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE.

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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