# NTSB investigations, LA: Fire

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 DFW07IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07IA018.md): Bell 206-L4 · Abbeville, LA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2006 · N266AL · Minor damage
  > A fire in the baggage area for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW98LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA131.md): Cessna 210M · Lafayette, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1998 · N7354M · Substantial damage
  > The unsecured squat switch wires located in the nose gear that were crimped (damaged) when the landing gear was retracted and shorted, resulting in an in-flight fire. A factor was the failure of the landing gear to extend during the emergency descent/landing.
- [NTSB FTW97LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA309.md): Beech F33A · Monroe, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 1997 · N234PM · Substantial damage
  > an electrical short, which burned a hole in a fuel line, and subsequent fire from the burning fuel.
- [NTSB FTW86LRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD06.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Gilbert, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 29, 1986 · N5218S · Substantial damage
  > On January 29, 1986, an airtractor AT310, N5218S, owned by halcom flying service, was substantially damaged due to a fire which occurred during an attempted engine start. N5218S was to be flown to another location for maintenance purposes.
- [NTSB FTW85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA235.md): Grumman G-164A-450 · Basile, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1985 · N8614H · Destroyed
  > The plt detected a fuel leak after takeoff and returned to land. He shut the acft eng down and exited the acft, but the acft busrt into flames before the prop stopped turing. Subsequent investigation discovered a material failure in a fuel line on the eng…
- [NTSB FTW84LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA378.md): Bell 206B · Houma, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1984 · N4830 · Destroyed
  > The helicopter was on a cargo, non scheduled air taxi flight when the plt smelled smoke. A precautionary landing was made on a beach after which the acft was destroyed by fire.
- [NTSB FTW84LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA245.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Tallulah, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1984 · N6958D · Destroyed
  > The acft caught fire shortly after takeoff and the plt landed in a wheat field. The nosewheel dug into the soft field and the acft nosed over. This acft has been the subject of recommendations on worn and deteriorated fuel lines. The pltsdescription of his…

## 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" = 'LA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 171)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=171&state=LA

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