# NTSB CEN22LA438: Shirey David A Fisher Celebrity, N812TD, Haskell, OK, September 30, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: September 30, 2022, 18:03 local (23:03 UTC)
- Place: Haskell, OK
- Coordinates: 35.832861, -95.667417 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8329&lon=-95.6674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA438
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106051/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA438

## Probable cause

The inflight fire for reasons that could not be determined.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Engine fuel and control: fuel pump](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057314): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause); cases with it: [Shirey David A FISHER CELEBRITY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057314/cases.md?model=05628X4), [All aircraft, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057314/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340) (defining event); cases with it: [Shirey David A FISHER CELEBRITY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md?model=05628X4), [All aircraft, 820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/340/sequence.md)
- [Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150); cases with it: [Shirey David A FISHER CELEBRITY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=05628X4), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff, he noticed flames coming from under the engine cowling. He maneuvered the airplane into the downwind pattern for the runway as the fire continued to develop in the airplane. Unable to make the runway, the pilot landed the airplane off field. The airplane was destroyed by the fire. After the airplane was recovered, extensive fire damage was observed with the engine. The mechanical fuel pump was completely consumed during the fire. Due to fire damage the fuel pump could not be tested or examined and the reason for the inflight fire was not determined.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N812TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812TD-2023-11-27), registration cancelled 2023-11-27, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHIREY DAVID A FISHER CELEBRITY (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Shirey David A FISHER CELEBRITY](https://openairdocs.org/model/shirey-david-a-fisher-celebrity) (registry code 05628X4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 001
- Year built: 2009
- Engines: Rotax R2800 110 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport: NA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: rear

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KRVS, 20 nm away
- METAR: KRVS 302253Z 13006KT 10SM CLR 27/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02670028

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20220930017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220930017309A), Sep 30, 2022: Shirey David A FISHER CELEBRITY, Haskell, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft departed Haskell, OK (2K9) at approximately 18:00 CST, to the north. The aircraft banked right at departure, and the Pilot noticed flames coming from…

## Docket (3 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 8, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106051. 1.7 MB in all.

- Record of conversation pilot (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15952710&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20Pilot%20CEN22LA438-Rel.pdf
- Record of conversation FAA (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 66 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15952884&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20Wells%20FAA-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15952347&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%203-Rel.pdf

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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