29.2113° N, 99.7436° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at GARNER FLD (UVA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
September 10, 2006 · 15:00 local
Place
Uvalde, TX
Airport
Garner Field Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N469S
Reported as
Cessna 421C
Reported engine
Continental GTSIO520N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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) On September 10, 2006, the pilot was attempting to start the aircraft engines when the left engine caught fire. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft safely, and the pilot extinguished the flames.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2006, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY, AND THE PILOT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES.