# Accident 20041009026459A: Gruman SCANTYPE30, Point Mackenzie, AK, October 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2004, 15:10 local time
- Place: Point Mackenzie, AK
- Airport: Sleepers Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2500° N, 149.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2500&lon=-149.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N701Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701Q-2019-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman SCAN TYPE 30 (registry code 3951602, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-scan-type-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN SCANTYPE30
- Reported engine: LYC R68013
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009026459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN AREA OF INSTRUMENT PANEL, PILOT TRIED TO PERFORM EMERGENCY LANDING AT SLEEPER STRIP. MISSED APPROACH AND LANDED IN TREES DUE TO SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FIRE WAS OUT, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC05LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA003), Oct 9, 2004: Scan 30 (N701Q), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire during cruise flight for an undetermined reason.

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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