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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28140 · Belen, NM · September 3, 1983

Date
September 3, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Belen, NM
Airport
Alexander Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N43340
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA418
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
872 total330 in this make and model16 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.

During engine start engine caught fire. No information on fire fighting facilities on airport.

As the FAA filed it

DURING ENGINE START ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. NO INFORMATION ON FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES ON AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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