# Accident 20070610010269A: Piper PA28161, Redlands, CA, June 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2007, 15:15 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Airport: Redlands Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0853° N, 117.1464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0853&lon=-117.1464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130RJ-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070610010269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FIRE IN ENGINE BAY, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE, WIRING, LINES, ENGINE MOUNTS, FIREWALL AND OTHER ENGINE MOUNTED COMPONENTS.

## 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 SEA07LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA170), Jun 10, 2007: Piper PA-28-161 (N130RJ), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The restriction of the carburetor float as a result of a misadjusted retractor clip. A contributing factor was the fire.

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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