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LAX84LA093

1983-11-25 · MONTEREY, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MRY

Current FAA registration · N3824R

Make / Model
BEECH C24R
Year of manufacture
1980 · 3 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800930
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A465AC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

FIRE ERUPTED IN THE ENG COMPARTMENT DURING THE ENG RUN-UP. INVESTIGAITON REVEALED THAT 7 OF THE 8 NUTS SECURING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO THE CYLINDERS WERE MISSING. THE ONLY NUT PRESENT WAS LOOSE BUT RETAINED THE #1 CYL EXHAUST TUBE. THE #2 CYL EXHAUST TUBE, THOUGH NOT SECURED, WAS IN PLACE. THE #3 & #4 CYL EXHAUST TUBES WERE UNRESTRAINED & HAD DROPPEDDOWN, ALLOWING EXHAUST GASES TO ESCAPE. HEAT DAMAGE ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENG WAS MUCH WORSE THAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE, & THE FUEL PUMP FUEL LINE WAS BURNED ENOUGH TO ALLOW FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENG COMPARTMENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX84LA093.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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