ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364427
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| Date: | Friday 4 October 1991 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Alas Del Caribe |
| Registration: | N563PR |
| MSN: | 32-7200027 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5696 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vieques -
 Puerto Rico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| (KSTT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. AFTER LANDING HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND GROUND CREWS EXTINGUISHED A FIRE WHICH HAD ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE HAD BURNED THROUGH THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA INSPECTORS INDICATED THE EXHAUST PIPE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER ALLOWING ENGINE EXHAUST TO EXIT ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE INSPECTION RESULTING IN THE DEFECTIVE MUFFLER WHICH FAILED AND CAUSED AN INFLIGHT FIRE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 14:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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