- Date
- December 18, 1967
- Place
- Winooski, VT · WINOOSKI, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N5691YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4589 67/12/18 WINOOSKI,VT PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4100 TIME - 0730 N5691Y PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 1650 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAMPLAIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: OTHER POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT REMARKS- CHAFED LINE TO CABIN HEATER,EXHAUST IGNITED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5691Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Champlain
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