Smith Miniplane MINI N28M
12 October 1982 · Lexington, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1982 at about 18:30 local time, a Smith Miniplane MINI registered N28M, operated by Stephen 7 Vicki Willoughby, was involved in an accident near Lexington, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lexington Municipal (4K3)
- Coordinates
- 39.1807, -93.8701
- Aircraft
- Smith Miniplane MINI
- Registration
- N28M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Stephen 7 Vicki Willoughby
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Liberty → Lexington
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC83LA007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL FUMES IN THE COCKPIT AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE UNDER THE FUEL TANK, LOCATED ABOVE THE PILOTS LEG. THE PILOT THEN PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. A FIRE STARTED AFTER HE DEPLANED AND CONSUMED THE FABRIC-COVERED AIRCRAFT. THE SOURCE OF THE FUEL LEAK WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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