# Accident 20180812015189A: Pipistrel SINUS 912, West Palm Beach, FL, August 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8458° N, 80.2222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8458&lon=-80.2222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467L-2020-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pipistrel SINUS 912 (registry code 05617MN, https://openairdocs.org/model/pipistrel-sinus-912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPISTREL SINUS 912
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 208 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180812015189A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 12, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 EST, A 2006 PIPISTREL SINUS, N467L, REGISTERED TO PELICAN SOARING LLC, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 RULES, BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, HAD AN INFLIGHT FIRE MOMENTS AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT CUT THE ENGINE, CIRCLED AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, ONCE ON THE GROUND THE PILOT EVACUATED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

## 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 ERA18LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA214), Aug 12, 2018: Pipistrel Sinus 912 (N467L), West Palm Beach, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the exhaust system manifold, which resulted in a ground fire after landing.

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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