20250422013959I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Addison, TX · April 22, 2025

Date
April 22, 2025 · 16:15 local
Place
Addison, TX
Airport
Addison
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N339KA
Reported as
Beech E-90
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,900 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tower controller observed privacy data omitted, king air (BE9L) on fire on the ramp at the million air FBO and promptly notified the operations supervisor (os). The os immediately activated the crash phone, reporting that a king air appeared to be on fire at the FBO, with flames visible around the aircraft and personnel actively attempting to extinguish the fire using portable extinguishers. The os subsequently contacted the FBO to obtain additional details. The individual stated that during engine

Start, a loud explosion occurred from the aircraft' s right engine, which resulted in a fire that quickly spread around the aircraft. FBO oersonnel responded immediatelv and used fire extinruishers to contain and supress the flames.

Damage limited to right engine and nacelle. Black soot deposits on wing and some fuselage, but no damage.

As the FAA filed it

TOWER CONTROLLER OBSERVED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, KING AIR (BE9L) ON FIRE ON THE RAMP AT THE MILLION AIR FBO AND PROMPTLY NOTIFIED THE OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR (OS). THE OS IMMEDIATELY ACTIVATED THE CRASH PHONE, REPORTING THAT A KING AIR APPEARED TO BE ON FIRE AT THE FBO, WITH FLAMES VISIBLE AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL ACTIVELY ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING PORTABLE EXTINGUISHERS. THE OS SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED THE FBO TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THE INDIVIDUAL STATED THAT DURING ENGINE

START, A LOUD EXPLOSION OCCURRED FROM THE AIRCRAFT' S RIGHT ENGINE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE THAT QUICKLY SPREAD AROUND THE AIRCRAFT. FBO OERSONNEL RESPONDED IMMEDIATELV AND USED FIRE EXTINRUISHERS TO CONTAIN AND SUPRESS THE FLAMES.

DAMAGE LIMITED TO RIGHT ENGINE AND NACELLE. BLACK SOOT DEPOSITS ON WING AND SOME FUSELAGE, BUT NO DAMAGE.