ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344787
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 2023 |
| Time: | 10:48 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Marc Inc |
| Registration: | N3589X |
| MSN: | 31-8052138 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Durant Regional Airport-Eaker Field (DUA/KDUA), Durant, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Sand Springs-William R. Pogue Municipal Airport, OK (KOWP) |
| Durant-Eaker Airport, OK (DUA/KDUA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 21, 2023, about 1048 central daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350 airplane, N3589X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Durant, Oklahoma. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an aerial surveying flight.
The pilot reported that while inflight, he heard and felt a bang from the right side of the airplane. He saw that the right engine nacelle had a hole in it, and the engine was on fire. He pulled the mixture control to idle, turned off the fuel selector, and closed the firewall fuel switch. This appeared to stop the engine fire.
The pilot diverted the airplane to the Durant Regional Airport (DUA), Durant, Oklahoma. While on short final to runway 17, the engine fire reignited and the pilot landed the airplane. He taxied clear of the runway and egressed the airplane. The engine fire continued to burn and consumed the right engine and a majority of the fuselage.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kxii.com/2023/08/21/plane-catches-fire-mid-flight-makes-emergency-landing-durant/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3589X
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N3589X/history/20230821/1412Z/KOWP/KDUA
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4062e&lat=35.349&lon=-96.117&zoom=9.0&showTrace=2023-08-21
http://www.marcflightservices.com/index.html
https://cdn.plnspttrs.net/37952/n3589x-marc-inc-piper-pa31-350-chieftain_PlanespottersNet_976259_9ea1a85c5c_o.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 00:20 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Aug-2023 01:01 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Aug-2023 07:40 | johnwg | Updated |
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