26.2034° N, 98.2300° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 31, 1990 · 13:30 local
Place
Mc Allen, TX
Airport
Miller International
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6761V
Reported as
Cessna 404CESSNA
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,500 total445 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.
Fire in left engine nacelle on approach to airport. Landed safely. Found a separated exhaust stack.
As the FAA filed it
FIRE IN LEFT ENGINE NACELLE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED SAFELY. FOUND A SEPARATED EXHAUST STACK.