ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133052
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 1995 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A188B |
| Owner/operator: | Elliott Parker |
| Registration: | N731DB |
| MSN: | 188-02805T |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3234 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Town Creek, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While en route to spray a field 3 miles from the staging airstrip, the pilot heard an unusual noise in the cockpit. Seconds later, smoke and fire from under the instrument panel started filling the cockpit. The pilot made an emergency landing at the staging airstrip, and exited the burning airplane. The cockpit and center section of the airframe were fire damaged. Examination of the instrument panel disclosed that a fuel line for the fuel flow meter was burnt out of the instrument. Several fire damaged electrical wires were located in the immediate vicinity of the fuel line.
Probable Cause: The chafing of the fuel flow gage pressure line with an electrical system wire which resulted in arcing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL95LA151
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 22-Dec-2019 10:39 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2024 13:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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