# NTSB NYC86LA156: Beech B-60, N6006S, Toms River, NJ, June 23, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 23, 1986, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Location: 39.9537° N, 74.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toms River, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9537&lon=-74.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30361/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA156

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, cruise
  - fuel system,line - improper (cause)
  - maintenance,installation - improper, other maintenance personnel (cause)
  - exhaust system,manifold/pipe - other
  - fuel system,line - chafed (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - leak (cause)
  - miscellaneous - fire (cause)
  - propeller feathering - performed
  - precautionary landing - performed

## Analysis

AN INFLIGHT FIRE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED TRAILING FROM THE RIGHT ENG & IT WAS SHUT DOWN. THE PLT RETURNED & LANDED AT THE ARPT. AFTER LANDING, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LINEMEN, A FIREMAN & PLTS WHO WERE STANDING BY. AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THE OUTBOARD MAIN FUEL LINE CHAFING ON THE TOP OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE MAIN FUEL LINE HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY ROUTED AND THERE WAS AN ABSENCE OF CLAMPS TO SECURE THE LINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6006S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6006S-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N P-346, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B-60
- Registry model: [Beech B-60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-60) (registry code 1153605) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-541 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (registry code 41536, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: P-346
- Airframe hours: 2620
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-541-E1C4 380 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John T. Mazzolla
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1986, 34 hours before
- Departed: N44
- Destination: FTY, ATLANTA, GA
- Airport: N44, Miller Airpark, runway 24, 4,900 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 267 total, 267 as pilot in command, 36 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles

## 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 19860623080159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860623080159A), Jun 23, 1986: Beech B60, Toms River, NJ, Substantial damage. The engine caught fire after takeoff. Aircraft was landed safely. An improperly routed fuel line was chafed.

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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