# Accident 19900228003849A: Beech B19, Chiriaco Summit, CA, February 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1990, 12:15 local time
- Place: Chiriaco Summit, CA
- Airport: Chiriaco Summit Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7101° N, 116.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7101&lon=-116.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24015-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900228003849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIFTH TRY TO START ENGINE,FIRE ERUPTED IN INTAKE. FAILED TO KEEP CRANKING AFTER FUEL OFF TO DRAW FIRE INTO ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA107), Feb 28, 1990: Beech B-19 (N24015), Chiriaco Summit, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN DDURING ENGINE START.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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