# NTSB investigations, WA: 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 SEA01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA112.md): Cessna 150F · Arlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2001 · N546M · Substantial damage > A fire that originated in the aircraft's carburetor. - [NTSB SEA94FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA124.md): Ryan Navion L-17B · Olympia, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 1994 · N1669Z · Destroyed > An inflight fire for an undetermined reason. - [NTSB SEA91IA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91IA219.md): Boeing 747-151 · Seattle, WA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1991 · N604US · Minor damage > A fire in the number 4 engine, resulting from a fuel leak at the main fuel control unit, due to improper maintenance by unknown/undetermined person. The L5 emergency exit failed to operatee due to a broken plastic pulley guard in the slide release mechanism. - [NTSB SEA91IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91IA003.md): Cessna 551 · Elma, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1990 · N226N · Minor damage > Inadequate inspection of the electrical wire bundle assembly by maintenance personnel, and chafing/burning of the wire bundle. - [NTSB SEA87LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA041.md): Douglas C-54/DC-4 · Pacific Ocean, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1986 · N96361 · Substantial damage > The plt reptd that he ditched his DC-4 in the Pacific Ocean on the evening of December 23 after experiencing an uncontrollable no. 3 eng fire at the conclusion of a tng flt. The ditching occurred in dark night conditions with minimal 10 foot swells having a… - [NTSB SEA87LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA024.md): Cessna 182B · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1986 · N2654G · Substantial damage > Drg an attempted start, the eng backfired & an induction fire started. However, the plt did not continue cranking the eng. Strong surface winds inhibited the effectiveness of the acft's portable fire extinguisher. The plt then attempted to use an extinguisher… - [NTSB SEA87IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87IA003.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Seattle, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1986 · N1843U · Minor damage > During attempt to apply ground power to acft, internal feeder cables shorted and melted down. Investigation revealed poor workmanship by contracted maintenance personnel in modification installation. - [NTSB SEA86IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86IA058.md): Cessna T210 · Roche Harbor, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1986 · N5205A · No damage > On initial climb after takeoff, electrical fire broke out in back of pilot's yoke. Pilot managed to extinguish five- inch flames by hand, climbed to 2000 feet and evaluated situation. Noting no further problems, flight was continued to destination. Enroute,… - [NTSB SEA85LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA230.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Burlington, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1985 · N6627V · Substantial damage > During initial climb, the plt smelled smoke & heard a backfire, then the eng lost power. A forced landing was made in a field on rough/uneven terrain. During the landing roll, the acft struck a ditch & was damaged. A visual inspection revealed that the left… - [NTSB SEA85LYE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LYE02.md): Aero Commander 600S-20 · Pasco, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 18, 1985 · N1795S · Destroyed > This Aero Commander 600S-20 departed on an aerial application flight. Shortly after takeoff the pilot noticed flames coming from the engine compartment, experienced a power loss and made a forced landing in sand dunes, substantially damaging the aircraft.… - [NTSB SEA84FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA031.md): Piper 601P · Garfield, WA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1984 · N6081Q · Destroyed > The acft was forced to land on a road due to a fire in the left wing. During the investigation of the accident it was found that the left turbocharger had been removed and reinstalled several times. A clamp on the turbocharger exhaust wasimproperly installed… ## 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" = 'WA' 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=WA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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