Piper PA-28-181 N4299Q

Summary

On 16 June 2001 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N4299Q was involved in an accident near Sedona, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 2001 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sedona, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Sedona (SEZ)

Coordinates

34.8486, -111.7886

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N4299Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sedona → Mesa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA214

Nobody was injured.

the induction manifold fire resulting from an engine backfire during engine start. The reason for the engine backfire was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The single engine airplane burned after the engine backfired during start. The private pilot attempted to draw the ensuing fire into the induction system by continuing the engine start procedures. However, when his attempts failed to extinguish the fire, he and a passenger attempted to extinguish the fire by expelling three fire extinguishers into the intake and exhaust area of the engine cowling. The attempts were unsuccessful, and when the fire department arrived (15 minutes later), the airplane was engulfed in flames. The cause of the backfire was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.