- Date
- February 13, 1978
- Place
- Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4091QCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780213001639A
- Case key
- 143682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0194 78/2/13 SPARTANBURG,SC CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2905 TIME - 2030 N4091Q PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNTOWN MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUGUSTA,GA LANDRUM,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STOLEN AIRCRAFT-RT ENG CAUGHT FIRE WHILE ON FLT-UNAUTHORIZED AUX FUEL SYST POURED FUEL IN VAC PUMP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4091Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downtown Memorial
N4091QRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 2012 · Cessna 401Airframe modelCessna 401Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.