# NTSB investigations, MN: 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 CHI02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA099.md): Piper PA-46-310P · South St. Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2002 · N9103Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to an electrical short of the P-lead, and loose fuel line connection as a result of improper maintenance.
- [NTSB CHI99LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA188.md): Cessna 172N · Cloquet, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1999 · N9419E · Destroyed
  > a fire which initiated from an undetermined origin.
- [NTSB MKC89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA087.md): Cessna 180 · Marshall, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1989 · N7510K · Substantial damage
  > The failure of an unapproved weld between the exhaust system and muffler. The failed weld resulted in the muffler separating and an in-flight fire.
- [NTSB CHI85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA001.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Greenbush, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1984 · N37JL · Substantial damage
  > Following an uneventful approach and landing, the plt was taxiing back up the runway when the right engine quit. The right seat passenger immediately noted flames coming from the engine and notified the plt, who swung the acft into positon for wind to keep…
- [NTSB CHI84IA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84IA196.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 17, 1984 · N150US · Minor damage
  > During climb from FL330 to FL370 the 1st officer saw sparks and smoke coming from the left side panel under his glare shield. Cockpit lights were turned off and smoke stopped. Flt returned to Minneapolis and landed without incident. Inspection of the acft…

## 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" = 'MN' 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=MN

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