# NTSB MIA81IA110: Beech 3NM, N9539, Jacksonville, FL, August 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1981
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81IA110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA110

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539), registered now, S/N CA241, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 3NM
- Registry model: [Beech 3NM](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (registry code 1151044) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19810831059399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810831059399I), Aug 31, 1981: Beech 3NM, Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Zg fuel leak on cabin floor enroute, fire erutped when gear was lowered on final. Put out on landing primer leak.

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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