- Date
- June 7, 1979
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4549QCessna 402
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790607031529A
- Case key
- 135540
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2665 79/6/7 WENATCHEE,WA CESSNA 402 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2050 N4549Q PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 31, 2700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGBORN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEATTLE,WA WENATCHEE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE REMARKS- FIRE IN L ENG,LNDD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.HOLE FOUND IN BRAIDED FLEX FUEL LINE-UNDET ORIGIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4549Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pangborn Field
N4549QRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2013 · Cessna 402AAirframe modelCessna 402AEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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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 N4549Q · 1
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