# Fire/smoke (non-impact) - Type: NTSB defining event - NTSB code: 150 - CICTT category: Fire - Defining event in: 357 cases - In the sequence of: 504 cases - Fatal cases: 34 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/cases.md - Cases with it anywhere in the sequence: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150 ## Cases per year (defining / in the sequence) - 2008: 13 / 20 - 2009: 19 / 26 - 2010: 22 / 28 - 2011: 17 / 26 - 2012: 16 / 27 - 2013: 19 / 23 - 2014: 19 / 31 - 2015: 15 / 23 - 2016: 20 / 29 - 2017: 21 / 35 - 2018: 24 / 38 - 2019: 27 / 33 - 2020: 11 / 15 - 2021: 16 / 22 - 2022: 17 / 28 - 2023: 28 / 34 - 2024: 24 / 33 - 2025: 21 / 24 - 2026: 8 / 9 ## Phase of flight - Enroute-cruise: 58 cases - Initial climb: 47 cases - Enroute: 27 cases - Standing-engine(s) start-up: 26 cases - Landing-landing roll: 16 cases - Enroute-climb to cruise: 16 cases - Takeoff: 16 cases - Taxi-to runway: 14 cases - Prior to flight: 13 cases - Approach: 12 cases ## In the probable cause of these cases - [Not determined, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000) (Not determined): 51 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 10 cases - [Engine exhaust, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057800) (Aircraft): 10 cases - [Aircraft systems, general](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000) (Aircraft): 10 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 9 cases - [Fuel distribution](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022820) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [Electrical pwr sys wiring](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01022497) (Aircraft): 9 cases - [Installation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062035) (Personnel issues): 8 cases - [Scheduled/routine maintenance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02062010) (Personnel issues): 8 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 8 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 7 cases - [Cirrus Design SR22](https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22): 6 cases - [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180): 4 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 4 cases - [Boeing 767-322](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322): 3 cases - [Boeing 767-332](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332): 3 cases - [Piper PA 46-350P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p): 2 cases - [Piper PA-32-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t): 2 cases - [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260): 2 cases - [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235): 2 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB DCA26WA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA375), Sep 17, 2026: Boeing 777 (PH-BVP), Schiphol, Netherlands, incident, no damage - [NTSB DCA26WA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA364), Sep 14, 2026: Boeing 777-223 (N761AJ), Ezeiza, Argentina, incident - [NTSB WPR26LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA270), Jul 21, 2026: Enstrom F-28F (N8624B), Malad City, ID, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR26LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA256), Jul 10, 2026: Canadair CF-5D (N845PS), Mojave, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA26LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA262), Jun 29, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N8394D), Easton, MD, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB DCA26WA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA238), May 27, 2026: Boeing 737 (7T-VCF), Sidi Errabia, Algeria, incident - [NTSB DCA26LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26LA184), Mar 2, 2026: Boeing 787-9 (N24972), Los Angeles, CA, incident, no damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB DCA26WA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA117), Feb 13, 2026: Boeing 777 (G-YMME), Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom, incident, minor damage - [NTSB GAA26WA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA058), Dec 20, 2025: Beech B200 (PS-GAC), Porto Vehlo, Brazil, substantial damage - [NTSB DCA26WA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA087), Dec 20, 2025: Boeing 737 (TC-SOC), Kastrup, Denmark, incident, minor damage NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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