# Accident 20140509007649A: Cessna 525C, Columbus, OH, May 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2014, 15:37 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YMHA
- Location: 39.8158° N, 82.9325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8158&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718MV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 525C
- Reported engine: WILLIAMS FJ 44 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,129 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140509007649A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC REPORTED, THEY HAD JUST CLEARED CUSTOMS AT LCK,  THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD STARTED.

IT WAS OBSERVED , BY THE GROUND CREW, THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE LEFT ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL.

THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS WITH NO INJURIES.

THE FIRE CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE,LEFT ENGINE PYLON,AND THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COWLING WAS MOSTLY CONSUMED

## 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 CEN14LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA239), May 9, 2014: Cessna 525C (N718MV), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s decision to attempt an engine start in conditions that exceeded the engine's maximum allowable ground start crosswind component limitation.

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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