Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA418

BELEN, NM, USA

Aircraft #1

N43340

PIPER PA-28-140

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.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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