ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371917
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| Date: | Friday 6 November 1987 |
| Time: | 18:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 401A |
| Owner/operator: | Montgomery Air Service |
| Registration: | N6250Q |
| MSN: | 401-A-0050 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4730 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mobile, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Mobile, AL (KBFM) |
| Montgomery, AL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RELATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 4,300 FT WHEN HE LOST THE LEFT TURBOCHARGER. HE THEN NOTED SPARKS AND THEN FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. HE SHUT OFF THE FUEL, WAITED FOR THE FIRE TO GO OUT AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. THE FLT WAS CONTINUED TO MONTGOMERY, AL WHERE THE ACFT WAS BASED AND A NO FLAP LANDING WAS EXECUTED. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE COUPLING FROM THE EXHAUST TO THE WASTE GATE HAD FAILED ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COWLING. ACFT DAMAGE INCLUDED ENGINE MOUNT BEAMS AND THE WING SPAR THROUGH THE ENGINE NACELLE. AD 75-23-08 R5 DOES NOT APPLY TO THE FRACTURED COMPONENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA031
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 11:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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