# Accident 19891110044869A: Beech 35C33, Richmond, VA, November 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5110° N, 77.2704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5110&lon=-77.2704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4897J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4897J-1992-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35C33
- Reported engine: CONT IO470K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891110044869A

## Narrative

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

APPEARS THAT A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT AND A CRACKED FUEL FLOW INDICATOR LINE CAUSED FIRE ON TAKEOFF. LANDED SAFE

## 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 BFO90LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA009), Nov 10, 1989: Beech C33 (N4897J), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CRACKED FUEL FLOW INDICATOR FUEL LINE WHICH ALLOWED FUEL TO COME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE.

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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