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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28151 · Lawrence, MA · July 29, 1985

Date
July 29, 1985 · 18:50 local
Place
Lawrence, MA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32741
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA199
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total1,000 in this make and model300 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.

Carburetor fire during hot start attempt. Depleted aircraft extinguisher. Fueler did not have extinguisher.

As the FAA filed it

CARBURETOR FIRE DURING HOT START ATTEMPT. DEPLETED AIRCRAFT EXTINGUISHER. FUELER DID NOT HAVE EXTINGUISHER.

NTSB investigation

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