- Date
- April 16, 1983, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Davis, CA
- Injuries
- 13 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4980VBeech E-18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830416014729A
- Case key
- 23686
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While in flt on a parachute jumping mission, a fire erupted in the right eng area & a precautionary landing was made. An exam revealed that the float fulcrum screw, pn 13773, on the stromberg carburetor had backed out & allowed fuel to escape into the exhaust area. Reportedly, the screw had not been safety wired.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4980V
- Reported as
- Beech E-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-156
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert W. Metz
- Airport
- 2QE · Yolo County
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,270 total · 1,200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4980V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.