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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 · San Martin, CA · August 27, 2004

Date: August 27, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place: San Martin, CA
Airport: Santa Clara County Airport
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4421W
Reported as: Beech 95B55
Reported engine: Continental IO470L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,500 total300 in this make and model400 in the last 90 days

N4421WRegistered now · Beech 95-B55S/N TC-1144 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55

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What happened

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(-23) No.4 cylinder head of right hand engine separated from cylinder barrel due to worn threads causing broken fuel injector line and exhaust pipe resulting in nacelle fire. Pilot shut down engine, feathered propeller, and dove airplane to 160 mph to put out flames. Aircraft landed without injuries. Engine total time-1959.2 hours. Engine time since overhaul-158 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NO.4 CYLINDER HEAD OF RIGHT HAND ENGINE SEPARATED FROM CYLINDER BARREL DUE TO WORN THREADS CAUSING BROKEN FUEL INJECTOR LINE AND EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN NACELLE FIRE. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE, FEATHERED PROPELLER, AND DOVE AIRPLANE TO 160 MPH TO PUT OUT FLAMES. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INJURIES. ENGINE TOTAL TIME-1959.2 HOURS. ENGINE TIME SINCE OVERHAUL-158 HOURS.

Other reports on N4421W · 1

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

Accident 19980516010161AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Hollister, CA(.4)The Beech 95, N4421W, was turning on the crosswind leg while the Piper PA-28R, N36574 was on the 45 degree angle entering the traffic pattern. The pilots in the Beech stated that prior to takeoff they had heard the Piper radio that they were flying over…May 16, 1998 · Substantial damage