# Accident 19940301006139A: Sngyng MIG17UTI, Aurora, OR, March 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1994, 13:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2292° N, 122.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2292&lon=-122.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306DM-1994-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: State Aircraft Factories MIG-17T (registry code 05612PJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/state-aircraft-factories-mig-17t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SNGYNG MIG17UTI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 103 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301006139A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION AND RUDDER VIBRATIONS CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. FIRE PUT OUT. FUEL LINE FAILED. TAIL INVERTER IGNITED FUEL.

## 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 SEA94LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA088), Mar 1, 1994: Mikoyan MiG MIG-17T (N306DM), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A METAL FUEL LINE, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION.

## Other reports on N306DM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930329010199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930329010199I), Mar 29, 1993: Sngyng MIG17UTI (N306DM), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Binding in control stick at rotation. Shut engine down. Departed runway. Pilots 02 mask fell, jammed rudder.

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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