# NTSB ATL81IA065: Cessna 414, N5637C, Montgomery, AL, April 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1981
- Place: Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0039  81/4/16    MONTGOMERY,AL       CESSNA 414          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0223                    N5637C              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            30, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    JACKSON,MS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: DETONATION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- HOLE ERODED IN NR 3 PISTON,GASES BLEW BY.HI TEMP BRKDWN OF LUBE.NR 2 & 5 CNCTG ROD CAPS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5637C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5637C-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 414A0118, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- Registry model: [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (registry code 2075907) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810416069939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416069939I), Apr 16, 1981: Cessna 414, Montgomery, AL, Minor damage. Za zg zh right engine fire in cruise put out fire, diverted, landed ok. Found #3 piston failed #2 #5 rod caps loose

## Other investigations on N5637C (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 LAX04FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA113), Jan 31, 2004: Cessna 414A (N5637C), Laupahoehoe, HI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's disregard for an in-flight weather advisory, his likely encounter with marginal VFR or IMC weather conditions, his decision to continue flight into those conditions, and failure to…

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.

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