19850527026299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Bluff, UT · May 27, 1985

Date
May 27, 1985 · 18:30 local
Place
Bluff, UT
Airport
Bluff
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3561G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA142
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,387 total181 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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During attempted hot start, fuel vented from carburetor ignited. Portable fire extinguisher was empty. Faulty gauge

As the FAA filed it

DURING ATTEMPTED HOT START, FUEL VENTED FROM CARBURETOR IGNITED. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS EMPTY. FAULTY GAUGE

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3561G · 1

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