What was found
ACFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF AN IN-FLIGHT FIRE AND RESULTING POST CRASH FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN UNKNOWN IGNITION SOURCE AND FED BY GASOLINE.
- Difficulty date
- June 26, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N18TN
- Make and model
- Amtr LANCAIR235M
- Aircraft serial
- 117
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 5100 · Standard Practices/Structures
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.