- Date
- June 23, 1977
- Place
- Springfield, MO · SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6290QCessna 421B
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770623019559A
- Case key
- 147337
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2834 77/6/23 SPRINGFIELD,MO CESSNA 421B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1245 N6290Q PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 4800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD,MO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,MO NORFOLK VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: STACKS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- RIGHT ENGINE SLIP JOINT ASSEMBLY FAILED ALLOWINGHEAT TO MELT FUEL LINE.PART NUMBER 5155158-9
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6290Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 421B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Springfield,Mo
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.