# NTSB investigations, 2021: 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 CEN22LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA072.md): American Legend AL18 · Abbeville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 12, 2021 · N1477D · Destroyed
  > An electrical fire for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ANC22LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA007.md): Cessna 207A · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 21, 2021 · N9794M · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of an avionics wire harness over a fuel line, which resulted in chafing of the wire harness, arcing, and a subsequent fire.
- [NTSB GAA22WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA22WA014.md): Cessna 525 · Belgrade, Serbia · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 17, 2021 · M-OLLY
- [NTSB ENG22LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA002.md): Airbus A320-271N · Atlantic City, NJ · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2021 · N922NK · Minor damage
  > The ingestion of a bird into the right engine during the takeoff roll caused a fan blade to fracture near the blade platform resulting in high fan blade off loads and engine vibrations sufficient to result in an eventual failure of a fuel tube in the right…
- [NTSB GAA21WA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA265.md): Piper PA-19 · Lille Marcq en Baro, France · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 23, 2021 · F-HLOG · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA21LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA309.md): Enstrom 280 · Colchester, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2021 · N36DK · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire originating in the engine compartment near the turbocharger from a source that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of engine power and led to an autorotation and a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA294.md): Kuykendall Charles Lancair IV · Indian Springs, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2021 · N26PD · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire due to an undetermined electrical malfunction.
- [NTSB ENG21WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA033.md): Boeing 747-8F · Hone Kong, Hong Kong SAR China · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 20, 2021 · N624UP · Minor damage
- [NTSB GAA21WA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA252.md): Diamond HK36 · Locarno, Switzerland · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 9, 2021 · HB-2314 · Minor damage
- [NTSB ERA21FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA253.md): Vans RV6 · Buckingham, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 15, 2021 · N74MS · Substantial damage
  > An exhaust system leak that resulted in failure of the oil quick drain, a loss of oil lubrication, an in-flight fire, and the pilot’s subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN21LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA211.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2021 · N54MC · Substantial damage
  > An engine fire that resulted from a fuel leak into the carburetor air box due to the electric fuel pump over-pressurizing the carburetor needle/seat assembly. Contributing to the severity of the fire was the flight instructor’s failure to turn off the…
- [NTSB GAA21WA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA085.md): Cessna 550 · Eelde, Netherlands · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 16, 2021 · PH-SVZ · No damage
- [NTSB ENG21LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21LA023.md): Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · North Canton, OH · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2021 · N709PS · Minor damage
  > Moisture ingression thru the window humpseal coming into contact with the terminal block braid wires.
- [NTSB ERA21LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA211.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2021 · N26DC · Substantial damage
  > A fire that originated in the right main landing gear brake assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ENG21WA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA019.md): Boeing 747 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 22, 2021 · LX-VCD · Minor damage
- [NTSB GAA21WA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA041.md): Airbus Helicopters AS355 · Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 2, 2021 · G-BOSN · No damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA147.md): Cessna P210N · Johnstown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 2, 2021 · N4629K · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the landing gear system hydraulic pump assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to confirm that the landing gear was down and locked before landing.
- [NTSB DCA21WA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA090.md): Boeing 767-316 · Panama City, Panama · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Feb 27, 2021 · N542LA · No damage
- [NTSB DCA21WA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA177.md): Boeing 777 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 7, 2021 · G-STBA · No damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA129.md): Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC42-550FG · Larned, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2021 · N115FP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to allow sufficient time for the brakes to cool after a previous aborted takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion during a second aborted takeoff due to degraded braking performance. Contributing to the accident was the contact of the hot…
- [NTSB ENG21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21LA013.md): Boeing 767-338 · Ontario, CA · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 29, 2021 · N363CM · Minor damage
  > The fatigue fracture and liberation of two airfoils from a low pressure turbine stage 5 nozzle segment that impacted and damaged the downstream low pressure stage 5 blades creating an initial imbalance load in the engine’s low pressure turbine rotor…
- [NTSB ERA21LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA099.md): Diamond DA 40 · Portsmouth, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 3, 2021 · N489RS · Substantial damage
  > The instructor’s multiple applications of the airplane’s brakes during high-speed taxi over a short duration, which overheated and ignited the right main landing gear wheel brake assembly.

## 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") = 2021
  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=2021

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