What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of July 4, 2024, the airman arrived at Deck Airport (9D4) twenty minutes before the passengers were to arrive in order to prefilght and fuel privacy data omitted. Once the passengers were boarded, the airman performed the pre-takeoff checklist with no abnormalities noted and proceeded to taxi to runway 1 for departure. Upon reaching 50-60 knots the airman noticed the EGT temperature flashing yellow on one or two cylinders. The airman decided to abort the takeoff, removing power to the engine and taxi to the end of runway 1 in an attempt to troubleshoot the EGT fault. While at engine idle the airman began troubleshooting, checking the various power and mixture settings. A passenger suddenly noticed flames coming from the right-side of the engine compartment. The airman simultaneously noticed a red x over the oil pressure display indicating a loss of oil pressure. The airman immediately shut down the aircraft and all occupants exited the aircraft without injury. Attempts to extinguish the fire were made by the occupants using the onboard fire extinguisher. The fire was ultimately extinguished by the local fire department.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF JULY 4, 2024, THE AIRMAN ARRIVED AT DECK AIRPORT (9D4) TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE PASSENGERS WERE TO ARRIVE IN ORDER TO PREFILGHT AND FUEL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ONCE THE PASSENGERS WERE BOARDED, THE AIRMAN PERFORMED THE PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKLIST WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 1 FOR DEPARTURE. UPON REACHING 50-60 KNOTS THE AIRMAN NOTICED THE EGT TEMPERATURE FLASHING YELLOW ON ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS. THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, REMOVING POWER TO THE ENGINE AND TAXI TO THE END OF RUNWAY 1 IN AN ATTEMPT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE EGT FAULT. WHILE AT ENGINE IDLE THE AIRMAN BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING, CHECKING THE VARIOUS POWER AND MIXTURE SETTINGS. A PASSENGER SUDDENLY NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT-SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRMAN SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED A RED X OVER THE OIL PRESSURE DISPLAY INDICATING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRMAN IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WERE MADE BY THE OCCUPANTS USING THE ONBOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WAS ULTIMATELY EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.