19871216070309A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Osceola, AR · December 16, 1987

Date
December 16, 1987 · 08:45 local
Place
Osceola, AR
Airport
Osceola Municipal
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1595J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC88LA029
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,494 total2,510 in this make and model75 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.

Aircraft caught fire on the ground during an attempted jump start. A fuel line leak contacted the battery terminal.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE ON THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED JUMP START. A FUEL LINE LEAK CONTACTED THE BATTERY TERMINAL.

NTSB investigation

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