# NTSB Accident FTW02LA098
> **Republic P-47N-20-RE** · 2002-03-21 · Albuquerque, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA098
- **Event ID:** 20020322X00379
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-03-21
- **Location:** Albuquerque, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.040279, -106.609169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Republic
- **Model:** P-47N-20-RE
- **Registration:** N47TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot/mechanic's failure to properly re-install the engine's #10 cylinder exhaust interconnect tube, which resulted in an in-flight fire and forced landing.  Contributing factors were the burned fuel and oil supply lines, which were not fire shielded.

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