# Incident 19960407012659I: Yaklev YAK52, Everett, WA, April 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1996, 14:25 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52BG-2002-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Yakovlev YAK 52 (registry code 9830220, https://openairdocs.org/model/yakovlev-yak-52) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YAKLEV YAK52
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407012659I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INVESTIGATED INCIDENT INVOLVING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE ON YAKOVLEV 52, N52BG THAT OCCURRED WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT ITS RAMP TIE DOWN AREA. FOUND THAT RESIDUAL FUEL THAT NORMALLY DRIPS FROM THE CARBURETOR INTO THE AIR INTAKE DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN HAD BEEN BLOWN ONTO THE RIGHT ENGINE EXHAUST PIPE, IGNITING THE FUEL AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL OIL IN THE LOWER ENGINE COWL. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN SECONDS OF IGNITION, AND ONLY MINOR PAINT DAMAGE WAS INCURRED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO ANY FLUID LINES, ELECTRICAL WIRING OR OTHER ENGINE PARTS OR COMPONENTS.

## Other reports on N52BG (1)

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

- [Accident 20010610015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010610015009A), Jun 10, 2001: Yaklev YAK52 (N52BG), Custer, WA, No damage. (-23) Note: due to the configuration of the aircraft we were unable to det ermine the PIC. Total flight time and last regulatory check ride of both pilots is…

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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