Boeing A75N1 N450JN

Summary

On 19 May 2009 at about 00:15 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N450JN was involved in an accident near Joshua Tree, California, United States. One person was 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

19 May 2009 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Joshua Tree, California, United States

Nearest airport

Roy Williams Airport (L80)

Coordinates

34.1533, -116.2522

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1

Registration

N450JN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chino → Joshua Tree

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA247

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight fire in the engine compartment for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that at the completion of a 1-hour cross-country flight, and while on the downwind leg for landing, he added power and observed flames coming out of the top and right side of the engine's cowling. The pilot initiated a turn towards the runway and landed uneventfully. Fire trucks responded and put out the fire. The pilot, who was an airframe and powerplant mechanic, reported that he had recently installed the engine, a Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B, following a major overhaul. The airplane had flown 3.5 hours since installation of the engine. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed extensive fire damage to the engine and forward part of the airframe, which precluded determination of the reason for the fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.