Accident Beechcraft B80 Queen Air N5128Y,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131670
 
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Date:Saturday 25 May 1991
Time:15:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B80 Queen Air
Owner/operator:Cris E. Nicholson
Registration: N5128Y
MSN: LD-405
Engine model:LYCOMING GSIO-540
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Fort Lauderdale, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:HWO
Destination airport:X21
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
PROBABLE CAUSE: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE WORK BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON WHO CROSSTHREADED A FUEL NOZZLE INJECTOR FITTING WHICH ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM INITIATING A FIRE. NO REASON FOR THE RIGHT ENGINE NOT TO DEVELOP FULL POWER WAS FOUND.

Sources:

NTSB id 20001212X17081

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
20-Nov-2022 21:38 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
04-Jun-2023 06:36 Ron Averes Updated [[Aircraft type, Narrative]]

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