- Date
- September 3, 1983, 12:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Belen, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N43340Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830903046109A
- Case key
- 21043
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Sequence of events
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Fire
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
The student & instructor plt (CFI) had flown the acft from albuquerque to Belen, NM, & had shut down the eng. During an eng start to continue the flt about 20 min later, a fire started in the eng & the acft was destroyed by fire. The source of the fire was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43340
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525254
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Arthur Lauffenburger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1983
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
- Airport
- E80 · Alexander Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Private, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 872 total · 330 in this make and model · 16 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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