# Accident 20070123001069A: Greenh LANCAIR32036, Guntersville, AL, January 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 2007, 13:15 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Airport: Guntersville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3931° N, 86.2689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3931&lon=-86.2689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117BG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117BG-2009-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greenhaw William O LANCAIR 320/360 (registry code 05621ZT, https://openairdocs.org/model/greenhaw-william-o-lancair-320-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1A (registry code 41818, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREENH LANCAIR32036
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 18 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070123001069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER FLYING FOR THIRTY MINUTES, THE PILOT DETECTED THE SMELL OF FIBERGLASS. THE PILOT MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 GUNTERSVILLE, AL (8A1). AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY THE PILOT DETECTED THE SMELL OF SMOKE. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AFTER CLEARING THE MAIN TAXIWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING SHUT DOWN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE 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 ATL07LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07LA034), Jan 23, 2007: Greenhaw, William Lancair 360 (N117BG), Guntersville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of an unapproved automotive fuel line installed by the owner/pilot mechanic which resulted in an engine fire during taxi after landing.

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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