# Incident 20171023020259I: Cessna 402C, Bedford, MA, October 23, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2017, 18:37 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HYIA
- Location: 42.4906° N, 71.2762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4906&lon=-71.2762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2714M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2714M-2023-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402C (registry code 207590R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171023020259I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO KBOS TO RUNWAY 04R, PILOT TURNED ON OVERHEAD LIGHT TO VIEW LANDING CHART. SHORTLY AFTER HE NOTICED DUST PARTICLES IN THE AIR THEN HAD A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. PILOT NOTICED A RED FLAME COME OUT OF THE OVERHEAD PANEL. PILOT WENT THROUGH EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED TO KBED AS KBOS HAD FOG ROLLING IN. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT KBED AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT ASSITED PASSENGER OFF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY TO RAMP.

## Other reports on N2714M (3)

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

- [Incident 19900622062349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622062349I), Jun 22, 1990: Cessna 402C (N2714M), Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. Landed downwind. Departed off side of runway. Pilot advised he was landing wrong way.
- [Incident 19821117065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117065449I), Nov 17, 1982: Cessna 402C (N2714M), Sacramento, CA. Left engine shut down when pilot returned to gate. Excessive fuel started fire in induction system on restart.
- [Incident 19811111086029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811111086029I), Nov 11, 1981: Cessna 402C (N2714M), Ruth, CA, Substantial damage. Lightning strike a FL120. Bright flash, loud boom, dimmed lights. On landing found aircraft had extensive damage.

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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