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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7DC · Talkeetna, AK · June 24, 1985

Date
June 24, 1985 · 19:45 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4353E
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA108
Reported as
Bbavia 7DC
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total380 in this make and model30 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.

Fire erupted in flight. Smoke and flames around firewall and floor. Nosed over landing. Source beleived fuel leak.

As the FAA filed it

FIRE ERUPTED IN FLIGHT. SMOKE AND FLAMES AROUND FIREWALL AND FLOOR. NOSED OVER LANDING. SOURCE BELEIVED FUEL LEAK.

NTSB investigation

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