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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 421B · Hayward, CA · July 2, 1992

Date
July 2, 1992 · 17:45 local
Place
Hayward, CA
Airport
Hayward Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
KIMA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N11BU
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA276
Reported as
Cessna 421B
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520H
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,900 total900 in this make and model80 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.

Explosion in right wing auxiliary tank. Leak in line to aux pump. Pilot believes he overprimed engine on start up.

As the FAA filed it

EXPLOSION IN RIGHT WING AUXILIARY TANK. LEAK IN LINE TO AUX PUMP. PILOT BELIEVES HE OVERPRIMED ENGINE ON START UP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.