# Incident 19950426016419I: Cessna 414, Helena, MT, April 26, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81JK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81JK-2024-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950426016419I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 27, 1995 AT 2130Z, A CESSNA 414 OWNED BY 3-D AVIATION REPORTED TO HLN TOWER THAT THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE PILOT WAS SHUTTING OFF THE SHIP'S ELECTRICAL POWER. IFR TYPE FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND HE NOTED THE HEATER COMBUSTION MOTOR WAS HOT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THE JANITROL HEATER COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER MOTOR HAD SHORTED TO GROUND INTERNALLY AND CAUSED THE FAILURE OF THE MOTOR. M OR D FORM FAA 8010-4 HAS BEEN FILED. THIS INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ARE CLOSED.

## Other reports on N81JK (1)

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

- [Incident 19811214086809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811214086809I), Dec 14, 1981: Cessna 414 (N81JK), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Za unsafe nose gear light, manual extension not able. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Flat nose gear strut damage.

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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