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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 401 · Oklahoma City, OK · September 20, 1993

Date: September 20, 1993 · 20:30 local
Place: Oklahoma City, OK
Airport: Will Rogers World
Phase of flight: Starting Engines
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GTUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31DB
Reported as: Cessna 401
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,234 total260 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N31DBRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2023 · Cessna 401S/N 401-0202 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 401 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Right engine hot. Difficult to start. Backfired,ignited fuel valve in right leading edge. Blew leading edge out.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE HOT. DIFFICULT TO START.BACKFIRED,IGNITED FUEL VALVE IN RIGHT LEADING EDGE. BLEW LEADING EDGE OUT.

Other reports on N31DB · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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