BRIDGEPORT, TX, USA
N6681L
BEECH 58
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROP, EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND LANDED SAFELY AT AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT, WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #4 CYLINDER HEAD HAD COME LOOSE IN FLIGHT, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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