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NYC84LA021

1983-11-04 · NEW MILFORD, Connecticut, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 11N

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS STARTING THE ENGINE, FIRE BROKE OUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH ON-BOARD EXTINGUISHERS, BUT FAILED. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC84LA021.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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