ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146515
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 June 2012 |
| Time: | 07:37 |
| Type: |  Lancair 235M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18TN |
| MSN: | 117 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Chicago/Rockford International Airport - KRFD, Chicago/Rockford, -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Monee, IL (2IL9) |
| Rockford, IL (RFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As he was approaching the destination airport, the pilot of the amateur-built airplane reported that the airplane was on fire. The pilot landed the airplane in a cornfield with its wings level and at a 5 degree descent angle. He was not able to exit the airplane and perished. Examination of the airplane showed that the fire was concentrated in the area between the airplane’s firewall and instrument panel where the fuselage-mounted header tank would have been. Only portions of the header tank and the fuel system within the cockpit were identifiable. The remainder of the fuel system components were consumed by the fire. The postaccident examination did not show any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction or abnormalities, although the damage was too extensive to determine the reason for the in-flight fire.
Probable Cause: The in-flight fire for a reason that could not be determined due to extensive damage from the fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 September 1993 | N12TN | Private | 0 | Rockford, IL | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2012 14:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Jun-2012 15:58 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2012 22:15 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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