ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378326
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 1984 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Arrowhead Airways, Inc. |
| Registration: | N37JL |
| MSN: | 27-2600 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3899 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenbush, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | St. Paul, MN (KSTP) |
| Greenbush, MN (02Y) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PLT WAS TAXIING BACK UP THE RUNWAY WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY NOTED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTIFIED THE PLT, WHO SWUNG THE ACFT INTO POSITON FOR WIND TO KEEP FLAMES FROM THE WING WHILE SECURING BOTH ENGINE FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVES, HEATER FUEL SHUT-OFF AND THE ACFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PLT ORDERED EVACUATION AND ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE WITH HAND-HELD EXTINGUISHER. FIRE CONTINUED TO BURN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL LOCAL FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FLAMES. DAMAGE PRECLUDED DETERMINATION OF FIRE SOURCE, BELIEVED TO BE A BROKEN LINE OR SEPARATED FITTING IN THE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH ALLOWES A QUANTITY OF FUEL TO COLLECT IN THE NACELLE BEFORE ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION, FIRE IGNITED, AND PLT CLOSED SHUT-OFF VALVE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA001
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 07:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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