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DEN89LA018

1988-10-17 · BRUSH, Colorado, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 7V5

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Factual narrative

FOLLOWING LANDING AT AN UNATTENDED AIRPORT, WHILE BACK-TAXIING, THE ENG FAILED. DURING RESTART THE PLT HEARD A LOUD 'POP' FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT FOLLOWED BY WHITE SMOKE AND FLAME. THE PLT AND PAX EXITED THE ACFT AND THE PLT WENT TO A NEARBY PHONE TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A HAND-HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS LOCATED IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND WAS NOT USED BY EITHER OCCUPANT. A REVIEW OF MAINT RECORDS INDICATED THAT A FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED 60 FLT HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN IN POOR MECHANICAL CONDITION WHEN THE ANNUAL WAS CONDUCTED FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT IGNITION FIRST OCCURRED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE FIREWALL BUT THE EXACT SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_DEN89LA018.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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