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CEN12CA496

2012-07-29 · Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport E98

Current FAA registration · N904DB

Make / Model
BLACK DONALD COZY III
Year of manufacture
2011 · 1 years old at event
Engine
MAZDA 13B (146 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20120705
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC7E55

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

A loose oil line, which allowed oil to leak onto the hot engine turbocharger and resulted in a fire.

Factual narrative

While taxiing after landing, the engine lost power and the pilot turned the airplane off the runway. The pilot exited the airplane and noticed smoke at the rear of the airplane near the engine. The pilot attempted to extinguish the fire; however, his efforts were unsuccessful and the airplane was consumed by the fire. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accumulated 4.9 flight hours. Post accident examination of the airplane showed loose B-nuts on two fuel lines and one oil line. An oil streak was noted on the runway surface and no oil was found in the engine. While taxiing after landing, the engine lost power, and the pilot turned the airplane off the runway. The pilot exited the airplane and noticed smoke at the rear of the airplane near the engine. The pilot attempted to extinguish the fire; however, his efforts were unsuccessful, and the airplane was consumed by the fire. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accumulated 4.9 flight hours. Postaccident examination of the airplane found loose B-nuts on two fuel lines and one oil line. An oil streak was noted on the runway surface, and no oil was found in the engine. The pilot stated that the fire likely resulted from oil leaking onto the hot turbocharger. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • C Aircraft-Aircraft power plant-Engine (reciprocating)-Recip eng oil sys-Malfunction - C

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2012_CEN12CA496.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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