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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airpts A-9 · Johnsonville, SC · September 11, 1979

Date
September 11, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Johnsonville, SC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3582G
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FLG32
Reported as
Airpts A9
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B2B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,015 total95 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine backfired during takeoff roll. Fire in cockpit. Aborted. Ran off runway. Aircraft burned.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE BACKFIRED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. FIRE IN COCKPIT. ABORTED. RAN OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.