20041130033359I

Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Lafayette, LA · November 30, 2004

Date: November 30, 2004 · 09:10 local
Place: Lafayette, LA
Airport: Lafayette Regional
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5152J
Reported as: Cessna 340CESSNA
Fatal injuries: 0

N5152JRegistration cancelled Dec 11, 2012 · Cessna 340S/N 340-0542 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 340 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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.

(-23) "Industrial incident-no intent to fly" aircraft was brought into maintenance for the smell of fuel fumes in the cockpit. Mechanic went to investigate discrepancy. He turned on the master switch and the aircraft exploded. There was a minor fire which was quickly extinguished by the mechanic. The plan was destroyed. Unmanned aircraft

As the FAA filed it

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY" AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO MAINTENANCE FOR THE SMELL OF FUEL FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. MECHANIC WENT TO INVESTIGATE DISCREPANCY. HE TURNED ON THE MASTER SWITCH AND THE AIRCRAFT EXPLODED. THERE WAS A MINOR FIRE WHICH WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY THE MECHANIC. THE PLAN WAS DESTROYED. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT