# Incident 19970311007079I: Beech E18S, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, March 11, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1997, 07:30 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KVJA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4641A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,155 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970311007079I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: (PILOT STATEMENT) DURING STARTING OF THE RIGHT ENGINE ON N4641A, I NOTICED AN INITIAL STACK FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED. WHEN I LOOKED UP, I SAW RAMP PERSONNEL MOTIONING FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE, SO I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND ALL SWITCHES AND GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE. AS I WAS EXITING THE CARGO DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, I NOTICED FLAMES AND BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH OF THE FUSELAGE. I THEN SAW RAMP PERSONNEL ALREADY EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WHICH WERE EXTINGUISED WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF INITIAL START OF FIRE. AT THIS POINT, I ALSO NOTICED A STREAM OF FUEL POURING OUT OF THE RIGHT TANK VENT OVERFLOW. AFTER THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED, ANOTHER 30 SECONDS PASSED BEFORE FUEL STOPPED POURING OUT ONTO THE RAMP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARE INVESTIGATING.

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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