Accident · 1997-04-03

NTSB case NYC97LA068 · Cessna 650 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 650 (N553AC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

A combination hydraulic fluid and fuel-fed fire which originated from electrical arcing, due to the lack of an adequate production standard from Cessna for the separation of flammable fluid lines and electrical lines. A factor was the lack of oversight from the FAA, which allowed Cessna to space the flammable fluid lines and electrical lines at too close a position.

Source: NTSB case NYC97LA068

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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