What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot smelled electrical burn fumes on takeoff, fire came from fuel selector valve. (-23) all information provided by jim struhsaker, NTSB, on August 13, 1997, (817) 652-7817. The aircraft was approximately 2 hours since annual inspection at martin aviation, inc., at vicksburg/talullah. Owner/pilot flew from annual to delhi, then on to Monroe. Upon departure to delhi, pilot smelled electrical odor and returned to airport with subsuquent fire centralized in fuel selector area. There was approximately $18,000.00 damage. Notification was made to NTSB by phone and letter.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURN FUMES ON TAKEOFF, FIRE CAME FROM FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. (-23) ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY JIM STRUHSAKER, NTSB, ON AUGUST 13, 1997, (817) 652-7817. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS SINCE ANNUAL INSPECTION AT MARTIN AVIATION, INC., AT VICKSBURG/TALULLAH. OWNER/PILOT FLEW FROM ANNUAL TO DELHI, THEN ON TO MONROE. UPON DEPARTURE TO DELHI, PILOT SMELLED ELECTRICAL ODOR AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH SUBSUQUENT FIRE CENTRALIZED IN FUEL SELECTOR AREA. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $18,000.00 DAMAGE. NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO NTSB BY PHONE AND LETTER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.