# Incident 20190531005489I: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-161, Groton, CT, May 31, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: Groton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163LH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163LH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102834, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 178 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190531005489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START AIRCRAFT TO DEPART GROTON AIRPORT.   DURING THE ENGINE STARTING SEQUENCE THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.   GROUND CREW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

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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