19871116069269A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsn Skybolt · Placida, FL · November 16, 1987

Date
November 16, 1987 · 14:52 local
Place
Placida, FL
Airport
Rotonda International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N44JM
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA037
Reported as
Amtrsn Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming O540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,481 total37 in this make and model19 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.

Engine fire erupted during starting. No fire extinguisher. Aircraft consumed by fire. Backfire and flooded factors

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED DURING STARTING.NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AIRCRAFT CONSUMED BY FIRE. BACKFIRE AND FLOODED FACTORS

NTSB investigation

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