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CHI92IA079

1992-01-26 · LANSING, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LAN

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A FUEL SYSTEM LINE FITTING DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT OF THE INCIDENT HELICOPTER PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER HE SMELLED SMOKE AND THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING/SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A FATIGUE FAILURE OF A UNION JOINING A FUEL PIPE ASSEMBLY TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE RIGHT (#2) ENGINE CASE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92IA079.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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