ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 379777
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Date: | Monday 2 April 1984 |
Time: | 14:46 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-28-236 |
Owner/operator: | Navajo Aviation |
Registration: | N81300 |
MSN: | 28-8011047 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1102 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-J3ASD |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Concord, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Concord, CA (KCCR) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE THE PLT WAS WAITING FOR A TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, TOWER PERSONNEL NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE ON FIRE. THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE ENG & EXITED THE ACFT. THE FIRE DEVELOPED, BUT WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO THE ENG COMPARTMENT. IT WAS PROMPTLY EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. AN EXAM REVEALED FUEL STAINS ON THE BELLY SKIN PANELS AFT OF THE FIREWALL & IN LINE WITH THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP, INDICATING A PRIOR FUEL LEAK. ALSO, AN INSPECTION OF THE MUFFLER REVEALED IT WAS BLOWN OPEN WHICH ALLOWED EXHAUST GAGES TO ENTER THE ENG COMPARTMENT. THE LAST INSPECTION OF THE ACFT WAS APRX 101 HRS PRIOR TO THE SUBJECT FIRE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX84LA293 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX84LA293
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