# NTSB NYC84LA021: Piper PA-28-181, N2222R, New Milford, CT, November 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 4, 1983, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: New Milford, CT
- Location: 41.5692° N, 73.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANDLELIGHT FARMS (11N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5692&lon=-73.4621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA021
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35462/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA021

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Fire, standing - starting engine(s)
  - miscellaneous - fire (cause)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS STARTING THE ENGINE, FIRE BROKE OUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH ON-BOARD EXTINGUISHERS, BUT FAILED. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2222R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2222R-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 28-7990305, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1-26165-36A
- Airframe hours: 1134
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: D. M. Bachmann
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 11, 1983
- Departed: NEW MILFORD, CT
- Airport: 11N, Candlelight Farms, runway 17, 2,100 × 300 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 228 total, 99 in this make and model, 149 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F

## 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 19831104056389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831104056389A), Nov 4, 1983: Piper PA28181, New Milford, CT, Destroyed. During attempt to start engine, fire broke out. Pilot attempted to extinguish fire but was unsuccessful.

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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