# Incident 20040827021689I: Beech 95B55, San Martin, CA, August 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 121.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Martin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-121.5963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4421W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4421W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040827021689I

## Narrative

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

(-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 19980516010161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516010161A), May 16, 1998: Beech 95B55 (N4421W), Hollister, CA, Substantial damage. (.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…

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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