# Accident 20120221002439A: Haycraft Oliver SPORT HORNET, Mariposa, CA, February 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mariposa, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3831° N, 119.9917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3831&lon=-119.9917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72PD-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Haycraft Oliver SPORT HORNET (registry code 056232S, https://openairdocs.org/model/haycraft-oliver-sport-hornet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAYCRAFT OLIVER SPORT HORNET
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,425 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120221002439A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED THAT HE SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND WITHIN 15 SECONDS, SMOKE HAD ENTERED THE COCKPIT.  PILOT PERFORMED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING.  UPON LANDING, PILOT SECURED THAT ENGINE AND ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT NOTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING ENGULFED BY FIRE THAT APPEAR TO ORIGINATE FROM  THE ENGINE AREA.  THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR12LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA113), Feb 21, 2012: Haycraft Sport Hornet (N72PD), Mariposa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper clearance and inadequate heat shielding between engine components and the exhaust system, which resulted in an in-flight 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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