# Incident 20171002016279I: Aerofab Inc LAKE SEAWOLF, Bethel, ME, October 2, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4038° N, 70.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4038&lon=-70.7864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64RF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE SEAWOLF (registry code 5110323, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-seawolf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROFAB INC LAKE SEAWOLF
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171002016279I

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB OUT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTED A SURGE IN THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER.  HE WAS ABLE TO MANUEVER THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY FROM WHICH HE DEPARTED AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY.  WHEN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, HE NOTED FLAMES COMING FROM THE COWLING NOSE BOWL.  HE WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER HE HAD ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

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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