# Accident 19970403047529A: Cessna 650, Buffalo, NY, April 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1997, 19:48 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9299° N, 78.7501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9299&lon=-78.7501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N553AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 650
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403047529A

## Narrative

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

(-16) FIRE APPARENTLY STARTED IN UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHERE A WIRE BUNDLE AND A HYDRAULIC LINE ARE ADJACENT AND BURNED THROUGH THE FUSELAGE TO THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON.

## 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 NYC97LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA068), Apr 4, 1997: Cessna 650 (N553AC), Buffalo, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A combination hydraulic fluid and fuel-fed fire which originated from electrical arcing, due to the lack of an adequate production standard from Cessna for the separation of flammable fluid lines and…

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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