- Date
- May 27, 1981
- Place
- Olathe, KS · OLATHE, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7317ACessna 210N
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810527028999A
- Case key
- 126665
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1082 81/5/27 OLATHE,KS CESSNA 210N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1415 TIME - 1509 N7317A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLATHE,KS CONCORDIA,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: PROTECTIVE DEVICES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- PORTION OF ANTI-CHAFING PAD BETWEEN WIRE BUNDLE & BULKHEAD MISSING.10AMP C/B FOUND CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7317A
- Reported as
- Cessna 210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Executive
N7317ARegistration cancelled Aug 20, 2002 · Cessna 210NAirframe modelCessna 210NEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.
Other investigations on N7317A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL00FA009Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportChamblee, GAThe failure of the flex hydraulic line and the chaffing of an electrical line under the pilot seat that resulted in an inflight fire. The pilot's inflight decision to continue flight with a known airplane deficiencies.NTSB MKC80DCG15Accident · No injuriesClosedOlathe, KS