# Accident 20070611012959A: Piper PA32300, Kake, AK, June 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kake, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 56.9614° N, 133.9103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9614&lon=-133.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6117J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6117J-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070611012959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A PIPER PA-32-300 WITH 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING JUST AFTER DEPARTING KAKE, ALASKA AIRPORT (KAE), ON MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 LOCAL TIME. 2 PAX AND PILOT WERE ABLE TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SAT ON THE RUNWAY AND BURNED BEFORE FIRE/RESCUE ARRIVED. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED AND NO INJURIES TO ALL ONBOARD. THIS FLIGHT WAS A 14 CFR PART 135 SCHEDULED FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS. THE REPORT IS THAT THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AFTER TAKEOFF AND A FIRE ENSUED.(-23 AMENDMENT) REAR MOST EXHAUST MUFFLER WAS CRACKED/BROKEN SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAPTOP BATTERY AREA OF COMPUTER DESTROYED BY FIRE THAT WAS LOCATED IN FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. LAPTOP COMPUTER WAS TAKEN BY NTSB/FAA HEADQUARTERS FOR FURTHER TESTING. ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HOSE WAS PULLED OFF OF NIPPLE FITTING DISPELLING LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL ON GROUND.(-23 2ND AMENDMENT) AMENDMENT ADDITION 3-6-08: NTSB REPORTED THAT THE LAPTOP IN QUESTION WAS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE BROKEN EXHAUST MUFFLER CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ALONG WITH OIL/DEBRIS IN THE HEATING DUCT AS THE FIRE SOURCE. FUEL LEAK WAS SECONDARY AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## 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 ANC07FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07FA047), Jun 11, 2007: Piper PA-32-300 (N6117J), Kake, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: A fractured exhaust manifold, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and the inadequate inspection of the airplane by the operator's maintenance personnel.

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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