From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: upon startup of #1 engine experienced an exhaust pipe fire. Pilots received radio report of fire from ground control or possibly another aircraft. Fire equipment arrived and started unrolling hoses. Fire put itself out. Pilots seeing firemen unrolling hoses decided to evacuate the aircraft. Aircraft was evacuated using the rt. Front passenger door and overwing exits. One flight attendant received minor injury evacuating aircraft. Two passengers also received minor injuries. #1 engine torched on startup. Evidently caused by excessive fuel in burner can. Cause unknown at this time.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: UPON STARTUP OF #1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED AN EXHAUST PIPE FIRE. PILOTS RECEIVED RADIO REPORT OF FIRE FROM GROUND CONTROL OR POSSIBLY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. FIRE EQUIPMENT ARRIVED AND STARTED UNROLLING HOSES. FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT. PILOTS SEEING FIREMEN UNROLLING HOSES DECIDED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED USING THE RT. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND OVERWING EXITS. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY EVACUATING AIRCRAFT. TWO PASSENGERS ALSO RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. #1 ENGINE TORCHED ON STARTUP. EVIDENTLY CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE FUEL IN BURNER CAN. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Other reports on N971VJ · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.