IAD74AI032

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DH-104 · Knoxville, TN · December 6, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1973
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N10BBDehavilland DH-104
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19731206041929A
Case key
187394

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3975   73/12/6   KNOXVILLE,TENN      DEHAVILLAND DH-104  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38,
        TIME - 1216                    N10BB               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE-TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TENN              DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        REMARKS- PLT LEFT SCENE HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.CAUSE OF FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE FIRE DMG TO ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N10BB
Reported as
Dehavilland DH-104
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcghee-Tyson

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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.