# Accident 20011217034049A: Cessna 401A, Martinsburg, WV, December 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2001, 18:50 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4608° N, 77.9696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4608&lon=-77.9696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4062Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4062Q-2011-06-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011217034049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOUD EXPLOSION, SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT @ 6000 FT WITH HEATER ON. LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL AFTER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT APPEARS THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN COMBUSTION HEATER FUEL LINE.

## 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 IAD02LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA020), Dec 17, 2001: Cessna 401A (N4062Q), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the owner/mechanic's failure to comply with an Airworthiness Directive, which resulted in a cracked fuel supply line and subsequent in-flight fire.

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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