# Incident 19920924044679I: Colt 240A, Phoenix, AZ, September 24, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1992, 06:40 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N240WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colt Balloons 240A (registry code 2300180, https://openairdocs.org/model/colt-balloons-240a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLT 240A
- People aboard: 11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920924044679I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF,ENVELOPE FABRIC CAUGHT FIRE. TAKEOFF ABORTED. ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF IN STIFF WIND.

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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