Cessna 421 N3121K

Summary

On 18 August 1995 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 421 registered N3121K was involved in an accident near Creswell, Oregon, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 1995 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Creswell, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Hobby (77S)

Coordinates

43.9001, -123.0201

Aircraft

Cessna 421

Registration

N3121K

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eugene → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA95LA194

Nobody was injured.

the company mechanic's failure to properly fabricate a fuel line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The aircraft occupants observed a fire in the left engine nacelle during the landing roll. The pilot stopped the aircraft and secured it. The occupants exited safely, and the fire was extinguished; however, the fire substantially damaged aircraft structure. Photographs showed evidence of heat distress inside the nacelle aft of the engine, where the turbocharger is located close to fuel lines. The operator stated the airplane had had a left engine fuel leak repaired just before the accident flight. The company mechanic who performed this repair stated that he fabricated a replacement for a leaking fuel line, which as he recalled went 'from the fuel control to the fuel pump', out of '5606 hose with red and blue MS fittings'; and that the replacement line 'looked just like the original.' The aircraft service manual showed that the 'hose assy - metering unit return to pump' is located close to the turbocharger and was in an area of heat distress as shown by the photos.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.