# Accident 19910717027709A: Cessna 421B, Colorado Spring, CO, July 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1991, 13:46 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8192° N, 104.7002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8192&lon=-104.7002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N768RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N768RA-2015-05-20) (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: 8,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910717027709A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED IN LEFT ENGINE  ON LANDING ROLLOUT. FOUND RUPTURED SUMP DRAIN LINE IN WHEEL WELL. BRAKE SPARK IGNITION

## 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 DEN91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA101), Jul 17, 1991: Cessna 421B (N768RA), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FRACTURED FUEL LINE AND AN IMPROPERLY PERFORMED ANNUAL INSPECTION.

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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