# Accident 20041015028919A: Beech C24R, Hyannis Port, MA, October 15, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2004, 19:45 local time
- Place: Hyannis Port, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6711° N, 70.2803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6711&lon=-70.2803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6598C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6598C-2006-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C24R (registry code 1151254, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C24R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,190 total, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041015028919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N6598C A BE-23-C24R MADE A GEAR UP FORCED LANDING AT THE HYANNIS PORT GULF CLUB DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE PRECEDED BY THE ODOR OF SMOKE BEING DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT BY THE PILOT MARK ALEXANDER ON OCTOBER 15, 2004 AT 1852Z. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BY THE FAA REVEALED THAT SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFT OF THE ENGINE ACCESSORY BAFFLE UP TO AND INCLUDING THE FIRE WALL. THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR LINE FROM THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION SPIDER TO THE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR WAS DISCONNECTED, ALLOWING FUEL TO SPRAY FROM THE 45DEG ELBOW ATTACHED TO THE BAFFLE INTO THE ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT. NOTE THE HEAVY SOOT DEPOSITS ON THE FITTING AND THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF DEPOSITS ON THE HOSE CONNECTOR INDICATING THAT WERE NOT CONNECTED. OTHER DAMAGE INCLUDES BUCKLED AND HEAT DISTORTED FIRE WALL.

## 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 IAD05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA005), Oct 15, 2004: Beech C24R (N6598C), Hyannis, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic's failure to secure the fuel pressure line to the fuel pressure gauge fitting, which resulted in an engine compartment fire and a subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6598C (1)

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

- [Incident 20021126034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021126034759I), Nov 26, 2002: Beech C24R (N6598C), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N6598C, BE-24, landed runway 35 and turned on to runway 28 at Norwood, MA. Aircraft struck a temporary runway light at 1830 EST, 11/26/02. Pilot may have…

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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