# NTSB MIA78FLG07: Cessna 401, N4091Q, Spartanburg, SC, February 13, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1978
- Place: Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FLG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4091Q-2012-11-19), registration cancelled 2012-11-19, S/N 401-0191, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401
- Registry model: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Downtown Memorial

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780213001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780213001639A), Feb 13, 1978: Cessna 401, Spartanburg, SC, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft-rt eng caught fire while on flt-unauthorized aux syst poured fuel in vac pump

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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