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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Ballston Spa, NY · June 27, 1983

Date: June 27, 1983 · 12:45 local
Place: Ballston Spa, NY
Airport: Saratoga Co
Phase of flight: Idling Engines
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43633
Reported as: Piper PA28151
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 66 total4 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N43633Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7415547 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Engine caught fire on attempted hot start. Pilot had overprimed engine. A mechanic put out the fire.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON ATTEMPTED HOT START. PILOT HAD OVERPRIMED ENGINE. A MECHANIC PUT OUT THE FIRE.