# Accident 19970627022559A: Beech F33A, Monroe, LA, June 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1997, 17:25 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5098° N, 92.0796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5098&lon=-92.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234PM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627022559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA309), Jun 27, 1997: Beech F33A (N234PM), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an electrical short, which burned a hole in a fuel line, and subsequent fire from the burning fuel.

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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