MIA81IA110

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 3NM · Jacksonville, FL · August 31, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 31, 1981
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9539Beech 3NM
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810831059399I
Case key
123607

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0051  81/8/31    JACKSONVILLE,FL     BEECH 3NM           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2512
        TIME - 2110                    N9539               PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    JACKSONVILLE,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PRIMING SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- FUEL LEAK FM WORN O-RINGS,ENG PRIMER SYS.FIRE ERUPTED WHEN GEAR EXTDD,SHRT FINAL.FIRE TRK STNDGBY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9539
Reported as
Beech 3NM
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Jacksonville Intl

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.