# NTSB DEN81IA052: Rockwell 690B, N690SE, Denver, CO, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81IA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81IA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0059  81/7/23    DENVER,CO           ROCKWELL 690B       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2010                    N690SE              PX-  0  0  1  CORP/EXEC                 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- FAST SEATBELT/NO SMKG CHIME BOX CAUGHT FIRE AFT SIGN WAS TURNED OFF.FIRE BGN AT 100 OHM TRANSISTOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N690SE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N690SE), registered now, S/N 11463, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 690B
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 690B](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-690b) (registry code 7630516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Honeywell TPE331-10T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tpe331-10t) (registry code 33989, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- 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 19810723089919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723089919I), Jul 23, 1981: Rkwell 690B, Denver, CO, Minor damage. After takeoff. The chime box, PN861818-3, model C8346, caught fire when a 100 ohm transistor overheated.

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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