ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375628
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| Date: | Monday 3 February 1986 |
| Time: | 17:27 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210 |
| Owner/operator: | Nelson Air Services, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5205A |
| MSN: | 21063307 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1719 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Roche Harbor, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roche Harbor, WA |
| Seattle, WA (KBFI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, ELECTRICAL FIRE BROKE OUT IN BACK OF PILOT'S YOKE. PILOT MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH FIVE- INCH FLAMES BY HAND, CLIMBED TO 2000 FEET AND EVALUATED SITUATION. NOTING NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. ENROUTE, COMMUNICATIONS BECAME ERRATIC, TRANSMITTING CAPABILITY EVENTUALLY LOST BEFORE UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED CORRODED AND SHORTED PRINT CIRCUIT BOARD SERVING YOKE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA86IA058
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| 29-Mar-2024 07:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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