Cessna 411 N660EM
16 July 1999 · Troy, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1999 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 411 registered N660EM was involved in an accident near Troy, Michigan, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Troy, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland/Troy Airport (7D2)
- Coordinates
- 42.5605, -83.1793
- Aircraft
- Cessna 411
- Registration
- N660EM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Fort Scott
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA239
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Engine explosion/fire during start for undetermined reason.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot heard two loud backfires or explosions during the right engine start. He saw an area of the right wing expanded upward. The passenger saw flames coming from the right wing. The pilot shut down both engines. Two observers fought the fire with extinguishers. The pilot and passenger evacuated the airplane. The fire department chief said that a 'couple hundred foot' column of black smoke was observed and the response time was four to five minutes. He said the airplane was facing north, the wind was coming from the west, and the wind blew the flames away from the fuselage. He said the right wing outboard of the engine nacelle was on the ground with some wiring and some melted structure present between the nacelle and the wing. The tops of the wing and tip tank were melted and flames were observed coming out from the melted areas and from the nacelle area. Inspectors at the scene were unable to determine the source of the fire. The airplane records were reviewed and they did not reveal any anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 411 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2000 | Cessna 411 | Boise, Idaho, United States | James S. Davis | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1997 | Cessna 411 | Williston, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1996 | Cessna 411 | Rome, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2002 | Cessna 411 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | Stephen R. Catron | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 2003 | Cessna 411 | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 2003 | Cessna 411 | Colchani, Bolivia | Taxi Aereo "Colibri" | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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