ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279004
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 2017 |
| Time: | 08:20 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N251E |
| MSN: | E-1962 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4917 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rio Oso, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sacramento-McClellan Airfield, CA (MCC/KMCC) |
| Marysville-Yuba County Airport, CA (MYV/KMYV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during cruise flight, he saw flickering from below his seat and that he observed a fire had started when he looked under his seat. He made an emergency landing to an open field and exited the airplane before it burst into flames. The cockpit was thermally damaged, and the airplane sustained substantial damaged to the undercarriage of the fuselage.
Examination of the fuel selector valve trim panel with attached wires, a fuel flow valve with fuel lines, and a portion of electrical wiring revealed a pin hole in a fuel line near the fuel selector valve as well as damaged electrical wiring. Damage to the fuel line was consistent with electrical arc corrosion.
Probable Cause: An in-flight fire due to electrical arc corrosion of the fuel line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR18LA043
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2022 14:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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