ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236707
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 2020 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3869W |
| MSN: | 32-814 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6505 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hector International Airport (FAR/KFAR), Fargo, ND -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fargo-Hector International Airport, ND (FAR/KFAR) |
| Park Rapids Airport, MN (PKD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor attempted to start the airplane for the instructional flight when the engine started and began to sputter a few seconds later. He moved the mixture control forward, but the engine quit. The instructor then saw black smoke emanating from the engine cowl. He continued cranking the engine in an attempt to draw the fire into the engine. The fire continued so the flight instructor ordered an evacuation of the airplane. The subsequent fire substantially damaged the engine compartment.
Postaccident examination of the engine revealed the highest intensity heat and fire was near the engine driven fuel pump. The fuel pump subsequently leaked when it was pressurized with fuel. It is likely the failure of the engine-driven pump allowed fuel to exit and become exposed to the hot engine, which caused the fire.
Probable Cause: Failure of the engine driven fuel pump which led to a fuel leak and subsequent fire in the engine compartment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN20LA208
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 2000 | N3869W | Private | 0 | CLINTON, Oklahoma | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2020 07:36 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 24-Jun-2021 07:26 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 09:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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