# NTSB investigations, MA: 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 IAD05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA005.md): Beech C24R · Hyannis, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2004 · N6598C · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic's failure to secure the fuel pressure line to the fuel pressure gauge fitting, which resulted in an engine compartment fire and a subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC91LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA247.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-82 · East Boston, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1991 · N819NY · Minor damage
  > The malfunction of an electrical component in the cockpit, which resulted in smoke and the subsequent emergency evacuation of the passengers from the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA88IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88IA044.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Boston, MA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1988 · N154US · Minor damage
  > The improper installation of the battery ground connection that resulted in premature loosening of the connection and electrical arc ignition of pooled fuel in the cac bilge. The fuel was not drained overboard due to inoperative cac bilge area drain valves.…
- [NTSB NYC85LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA199.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Lawrence, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1985 · N32741 · Substantial damage
  > After refueling the acft, the plt attempted to start the eng with the throttle full open and the mixture at idle cut off. The instructor thought the eng was vapor locked and was going to drain the gascolator when he noticed a fire in the carburetor airbox.…

## 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" = 'MA' 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=MA

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