ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169987
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 2014 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Seawind 3000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N516SW |
| MSN: | 061 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-K1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Monroe County Airport (KBMG), Bloomington, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Madison, WI (KMSN) |
| Bloomington, IN (KBMG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and one passenger were on a cross-country flight in a single-engine amphibian airplane. The pilot reported to an airport tower air traffic controller that the airplane had a low fuel pressure indication and that he planned to fly directly to the airport. However, the airplane impacted terrain about 3 miles north of the airport. One witness reported seeing the airplane on fire before it crashed. A postcrash fire consumed most of the composite-frame airplane.
An examination of the engine’s accessories was not performed due to fire and thermal damage. Although the engine sustained fire damage, compression and continuity through the engine drive train was established, and no preimpact abnormalities were noted. A section of an alternator cable and a section of a fuel line that had signatures consistent with fraying and thermal damage, respectively, were examined to determine if chafing and electrical arcing had occurred between them. However, the examined sections exhibited no evidence of chafing and arcing. The accident is consistent with an in-flight fire; however, the source of the fire could not be determined because the examination did not reveal any preimpact abnormities.
Probable Cause: An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the airplane did not reveal the source of the fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=516SW
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2014 18:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Sep-2014 18:55 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 19:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 21:05 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-Sep-2014 16:06 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2014 01:00 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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