# NTSB investigations, MI: Fire/smoke (non-impact)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA014.md): Cirrus SR22 · Saginaw, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2023 · N969JB · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right brake assembly due to excessive brake lining wear, which resulted in a thermally damaged piston O-ring, hydraulic fluid leak, and subsequent fire.
- [NTSB CEN23LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA165.md): Pipistrel Lsa Sinus · Kingsford, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 13, 2023 · N413EK · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure the left carburetor bowl cover, which resulted in an engine fire before takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN16IA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16IA238.md): Enstrom 280 · Zeeland, MI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2016 · N518EG · Minor damage
  > The exhaust band clamp failure, which resulted in an engine fire due to hot exhaust gases entering the engine compartment.
- [NTSB CEN13LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA490.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D1 · Eastport, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2013 · N44351 · Destroyed
  > A fuel leak in the engine compartment and subsequent fire, the source of which could not be determined because of extensive postaccident fire damage.
- [NTSB CEN13LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA365.md): Piper PA-32-301T · Lansing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2013 · N4296T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to follow the airplane checklist, which resulted in the parking brake not being released before taxi and a subsequent brake fire.
- [NTSB CEN12TA604](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA604.md): Cessna 182P · Newberry, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N5981J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to distraction from a combination of smoke in the cockpit and a sudden turbulence encounter while on short final approach. The cause of the cockpit smoke could not be determined due to the extensive…
- [NTSB CHI08CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA271.md): Cessna T182T · Munising, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2008 · N140NE · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot to carry a hazardous material aboard an airplane that resulted in a fire during an after-landing taxi.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '150' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence?state=MI

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