# Incident 19961030039279I: Beech 95, Guthrie, OK, October 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1996, 15:40 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Airport: Guthrie Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8765° N, 97.4087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guthrie, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8765&lon=-97.4087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9995R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9995R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B95A (registry code 1153406, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961030039279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE TWO ATP RATED PILOTS OPERATING UNDER CFR 14, PART 91 HAD LANDED AT WOODRING AIRPORT, (GOK) ENID, OKLAHOMA FOR A BRIEF STOP. DURING THEIR ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE LEFT ENGINE ON THE BEECH TRAVELAIR A FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. POST FIRE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE OVERBOARD FUEL DRAIN LINE WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED, ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL TO COLLECT IN THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. FUEL VAPORS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WERE IGNITED DURING THE CRANKING PROCESS. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N9995R (1)

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

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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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