ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361692
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| Date: | Monday 12 July 1993 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 404 |
| Owner/operator: | Bowman Aviation |
| Registration: | N37167 |
| MSN: | 4040129 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8091 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cincinnati, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Ft. Wayne, IN (KSMD) |
| Gainesville, GA (KGVL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRPLANE'S NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT PUT THE AIRPLANE IN A DIVE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FIRE HAD BURNED THROUGH THE ENGINE COWLING AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING SPAR. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKCASE AND THE ASSOCIATED FUEL INJECTOR LINE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM ITS FITTING. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER COMPONENTS REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER HOLD DOWN BOLTS FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF A NUMBER THREE ENGINE CYLINDER HOLD DOWN BOLT DUE TO FATIGUE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB BFO93LA121
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 17-Mar-2024 06:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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