# NTSB investigations, 2013: 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 WPR14LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA049.md): Firefly Balloons Firefly 10 · Temecula, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2013 · N1623L · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the Landing checklist and his inadvertent contact with the blast valve after landing, which released propane that was then ignited by an undetermined source.
- [NTSB ENG14WA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14WA003.md): BAE Systems Limit Avro 146-RJ85 · Norwich, Norfolk, UK, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 24, 2013 · WITHHELD · Minor damage
  > On October 24, 2013, a British Aerospace (BAE) 146 experienced an engine fire during a power check at Norwich International Airport (NWI), Norwich, Norfolk, UK. After receiving the fire warning maintenance crews successfully shut down the engine and…
- [NTSB DCA14WA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA005.md): Boeing 757 223 · Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 22, 2013 · N605AA · No damage
  > The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757, which occurred on October 22, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under…
- [NTSB CEN14LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA021.md): Pohoski RV 4 · New Waverly, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2013 · N10XP · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was consumed by fire.
- [NTSB WPR14LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA014.md): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L 1 · Seeley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 2013 · N206KK · Destroyed
  > The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 4 bearing.
- [NTSB CEN13LA561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA561.md): Weatherly 620 · Ulysses, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2013 · N4623M · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire and subsequent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage to the airplane and its fuel and electrical systems.
- [NTSB DCA13WA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA158.md): Boeing 757 223 · San Andreas, Colombia · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 19, 2013 · N676AN · No damage
  > The CAA of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-223 airplane that occurred on September 19, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAA of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of…
- [NTSB WPR13LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA432.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 1C · Hemet, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2013 · N9923U · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s hard landing due to the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while on approach after shutting down the engine because of the smoke in the cockpit from a burnt wire that originated from the alternator field terminal and extended to…
- [NTSB DCA13WA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA143.md): Boeing 757 · Gatwick, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 23, 2013 · G-FCLK · No damage
  > The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 757-2Y0, which occurred on August 23, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation…
- [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 ENG13WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13WA040.md): Sikorsky S76 - A · Macae, Brazil · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 7, 2013 · PT-YSM · Minor damage
  > While the helicopter was running on the runway, the pilots noticed that the number two engine parameters were below prescribed values and decided to abort the take-off. After leaving the runway and entering the company apron, the pilots saw company mechanics…
- [NTSB CEN13WA577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA577.md): Cessna Cessna 525B · Paris, France · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 22, 2013 · F-HCIC · Minor damage
  > On July 22, 2013, at 0610 UTC, a Cessna 525B Citation CJ3, French registration F-HCIC, experienced smoke in the cabin and cockpit while passing FL 140 during an enroute climb southeast of Paris, France. The number one engine was shut down, the crew declared…
- [NTSB DCA13RA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13RA127.md): Boeing 787 · London, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 12, 2013 · ET-AOP · Substantial damage
  > The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a B787 that occurred on July 7, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex…
- [NTSB CEN13LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA408.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2013 · N56FT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to use the proper taxi procedure, which resulted in a brake system fire.
- [NTSB WPR13FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA294.md): Cessna 172 · Birdseye, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2013 · N4459R · Substantial damage
  > ***This report was modified on August 18, 2015. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The operator's improper installation of a supplemental electrical power supply, which caused a short circuit due to inadequate vibration…
- [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 DCA13WA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA104.md): Boeing 747-400 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 9, 2013 · G-CIVA
  > The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB), has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 747-400 that occurred on June 9, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the…
- [NTSB CEN13WA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA307.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Tallard, France · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 29, 2013 · N68XM · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR13IA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13IA144.md): Bombardier DHC-8-402 · Danville, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2013 · N417QX · Minor damage
  > The failure and separation of a section of the No. 2 engine's combustion chamber's small exit duct (SED), which created an airflow disruption that led to an engine surge and subsequent fire. Contributing to the accident was the insufficient weld penetration…
- [NTSB DCA13WA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA113.md): Boeing 737-300 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 1, 2013 · G-CELS
  > The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB), has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737-300 that occurred on March 1, 2013. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the…
- [NTSB ENG13IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13IA016.md): Boeing 747 · Dallas, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 2013 · B18701 · Minor damage
  > Fuel leaking from a fractured fuel manifold feeder line that ignited on contact with the engine’s hot compressor rear frame, which resulted in an engine undercowl fire. The fuel manifold feeder line failed due to high amplitude fatigue because the fuel…
- [NTSB WPR13LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA122.md): ST Clair Lancair 360 · Williams, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2013 · N123ST · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire due to an electrical short circuit.
- [NTSB DCA13IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13IA037.md): Boeing 787 · Boston, MA · Incident · No injuries · Class 1 · Incident · Final report · Jan 7, 2013 · JA829J · Minor damage
  > an internal short circuit within a cell of the auxiliary power unit (APU) lithium-ion battery, which led to thermal runaway that cascaded to adjacent cells, resulting in the release of smoke and fire. The incident resulted from Boeing's failure to incorporate…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2013
  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?year=2013

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