# Accident 19920423014179A: Cessna 401, New Port Richey, FL, April 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1992, 16:06 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Hidden Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2831° N, 82.6407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HIDDEN LAKE (FA40), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2831&lon=-82.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3271Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3271Q-1995-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401 (registry code 207590C, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423014179A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT FIRE LEFT WING NACELLE AREA. STALLED TRYING TO RETURN. RIGHT THROTTLE CLOSED. FIRE ORIGIN NOT ADDRESSED.

## 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 MIA92FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA114), Apr 23, 1992: Cessna 401 (N3271Q), New Port Richey, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VS) WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN IN FLIGHT LEFT ENGINE FIRE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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