From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-5)ATC report stated: delivery services, inc., air taxi pilot declared an emergency due to an engine fire and requested to land at Flint. No injuries were reported. The aircraft sustained minor damage. Pilot later advised ATC by phone that he heard a loud pop, the right cowling blew off, and he observed flames. Preliminary investigation by the detriot FSDO determined that the right engine cowling opened in flight, but did not depart the aircraft. The flames seen by the pilot were from an exhaust duct that had seperated on the engine. The flames ceased upon engine shutdown.
As the FAA filed it
(-5)ATC REPORT STATED: DELIVERY SERVICES, INC., AIR TAXI PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO AN ENGINE FIRE AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT FLINT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT LATER ADVISED ATC BY PHONE THAT HE HEARD A LOUD POP, THE RIGHT COWLING BLEW OFF, AND HE OBSERVED FLAMES. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY THE DETRIOT FSDO DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING OPENED IN FLIGHT, BUT DID NOT DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLAMES SEEN BY THE PILOT WERE FROM AN EXHAUST DUCT THAT HAD SEPERATED ON THE ENGINE. THE FLAMES CEASED UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN.
Other reports on N93DC · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.