# Incident 19951111044339I: Cessna 414A, Rockford, IL, November 11, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1995, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414CA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414CA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520NB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951111044339I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE RIGHT SEAT OCCUPANT NOTICED FIRE ON RIGHT FRONT FUSELAGE PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES, & NO FIRE DAMAGE OTHER THAN SOOTY DEPOSIT AROUND HEATER EXHAUST. MECHANIC INVOLVED AFTER INCIDENT OCCURRED NOTICED A SOOTY DEPOSIT AROUND THE HEATER EXHAUST VENT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER WAS INOP. & THE COMBUSTION AIR SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE CLOSED POSITION. BOTH ITEMS WERE R & R'D AN OPS. CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN 15 HRS. SINCE REPAIRS WITH NO PROBLEMS.

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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