- Date
- September 20, 1972
- Place
- Gainesville, GA · GAINESVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7822FCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167989
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2951 72/9/20 NR.GAINESVILLE,GA CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4400 TIME - 0800 N7822F PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANDERSON,SC CHATTANOOGA,TENN 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 - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURNED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R ENG EXHAUST COUPLING FAILED.ENG CAUGHT FIRE.PLT FEATH PROP AND LND OK.AD72-10-5 NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7822F
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gainesville