ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368972
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| Date: | Thursday 6 April 1989 |
| Time: | 13:05 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuchs, Gene Henry |
| Registration: | N7510K |
| MSN: | 18052656 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2131 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marshall, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marshall, MN (MML |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT EXHAUST SYSTEM SEPARATED RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE. THE RESULTANT ENGINE FAILURE NECESSITATED A FORCED LANDING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A SOFT FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED AND INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM REVEALED AN IMPROPER WELD BETWEEN THE MUFFLER AND THE EXHAUST. THE WELD FAILED AND THE MUFFLER SEPARATED.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF AN UNAPPROVED WELD BETWEEN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND MUFFLER. THE FAILED WELD RESULTED IN THE MUFFLER SEPARATING AND AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA087
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 09:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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