- Date
- December 17, 1984, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Raton, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N365AACessna 401A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841217075469A
- Case key
- 16612
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
About 2 hrs after departure, at 13,000 ft, the right eng fuel flow went to zero. The eng continued to operate INDICATING24 inches of manifold pressure. All other instruments were normal but what looked like a brown stain developed on top of the right wing along the spar cap near the tip tank. ARTCC was advised that a precautionary landing would be made at Raton and a rapid descent was begun. On final the right eng nacelle and wing locker turned brown. As the acft landed flames appeared on the right side of the fuselage and smoke entered the cabin. Both engs were secured and brakes applied. The brakes were inoperative therefore, the plt steered the acft off the rwy into a snow bank collapsing the nose gear. Within 15 mins most of the wreckage was consumed by the fire. Ignition source and fire origination point were not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N365AA
- Reported as
- Cessna 401A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 401A0047
- Airframe hours
- 47,426
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Arrowhead Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 7, 1984 · 759 hours before
- Departed
- LBF · North Platte, NE
- Destination
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- RTN · Crews, runway 20, 5,550 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,256 total · 460 in this make and model · 3,971 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.