# NTSB SEA79FA038: Cessna 402, N4549Q, Wenatchee, WA, June 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1979
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FA038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA038

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4549Q-2013-06-21), registration cancelled 2013-06-21, S/N 402A0049, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pangborn Field

## 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 19790607031529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607031529A), Jun 7, 1979: Cessna 402A, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Eng fire was noted at touchdown. Plt secured engine. Fire dept put out fire. Found leaking fuel line.

## Other investigations on N4549Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA87FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA064), Mar 17, 1987: Cessna 402A (N4549Q), Walla Walla, WA, substantial damage

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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