1 fatal · Bellanca 14-19 · 2001-05-01 · Casa Grande, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01FA160
Event ID
20010518X00957
Type
Accident
Date
2001-05-01
Location
Casa Grande, AZ, USA
Coordinates
32.954723, -111.766944
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Bellanca
Model
14-19
Registration
N521A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A fuel leak on the cabin and engine sides of the firewall with a probable origin at the firewall pass-through fitting for the fuel pressure gage line. The fire likely began on the engine side of the firewall near the bottom with the explosive ignition of the pooled fuel/vapors in the cockpit after burn through penetration of the fuselage fabric skin on the bottom aft side of the firewall. Further refinement of the leak source between the pass-through fitting and the lines/connectors could not be established due to thermal destruction of the components.