Cessna 401 N2UE
30 September 1987 · Ames, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 September 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 401 registered N2UE, operated by Jet Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Ames, Iowa, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ames, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.0200, -93.6201
- Aircraft
- Cessna 401
- Registration
- N2UE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jet Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Galesburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA183
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE UNSKED PAX FLT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE HAVING JUST DEPTD AMES, IA, WHEN THE PIC NOTICED A FIRE IN THE LEFT ENG. THE PIC ABORTED THE CLIMB AND RETURNED TO AMES. THE LEFT ENG WAS SECURED BEFORE LNDG WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL. A POST-FIRE INSP OF THE ENG COMPARTMENT REVEALED A SEPARATED PORTION OF THE EXHAUST NEAR THE TURBOCHARGER UNIT. SEPARATION OF THE COMPONENTS ALLOWED HOT EXHAUST GASES TO MELT A FUEL RETURN LINE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED 50 FLT HRS PRIOR TO THE INFLT FIRE AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 401 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1987 | Cessna 401A | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | Martinair | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1987 | Cessna 401A | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Montgomery Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Cessna 401 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jan 1986 | Cessna 401 | S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Feb 1986 | Cessna 401B | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Midwest Aviation Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1986 | Cessna 401 | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A Flight Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172E | Moorhead, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1987 | Cessna 150G | Forest City, Iowa, United States | William R.yocom | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Cessna 188-B | Sigourney, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B35 | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |