- Date
- September 16, 1978
- Place
- Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2SVPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780916031709A
- Case key
- 139329
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3479 78/9/16 FLINT,MI PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 439 TIME - 1830 N2SV PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAUKEGAN,IL FLINT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- FUEL LINE,P/N 17766-18,FROM ELECTRIC PUMP TO ENG DRIVEN PUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2SV
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.