# Incident 20140514008659I: Piper PA-28-181, South Naknek, AK, May 14, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2014, 14:00 local time
- Place: South Naknek, AK
- Airport: South Naknek Nr 2
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KQAC
- Location: 58.7044° N, 157.0083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7044&lon=-157.0083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30541-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14IA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140514008659I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOT ABORTED TAXI, SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT, DISCONTINUING INTENT FOR FLIGHT. ALL 3 OCCUPANTS EVACUATED UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC14IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14IA028), May 14, 2014: Piper PA 28-181 (N30541), South Naknek, AK, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A fire in the airplane’s engine compartment that initiated for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage.

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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