# Accident 19960520043999A: Cessna 401A, Great Bend, KS, May 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Great Bend, KS
- Airport: Great Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3602° N, 98.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3602&lon=-98.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701CJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701CJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 401A (registry code 207590D, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,195 total, 834 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520043999A

## Narrative

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

SMOKE LEFT ENGINE ON A CRUISE. DIVERTED. ENGINE EXHAUST HEADER FAILED BROKE FUEL LINE. AD ON SAME COMPLIED.

## 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 CHI96FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA171), May 20, 1996: Cessna 401 (N701CJ), Great Bend, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the exhaust header. Additional factors include the visual restrictions which prevented a detailed examination of the exhaust system, and the inadequate inspection procedures required…

## Other reports on N701CJ (1)

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

- [Incident 20011203038469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011203038469I), Dec 3, 2001: Cessna 401A (N701CJ), El Dorado, KS, Minor damage. (-23) The flight operating under CFR 14 part 91 originated from salina, KS, and landed on runway 15 at El Dorado, KS. After landing while on roll out, some…

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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