# NTSB Accident ERA14LA268
> **PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-161** · 2014-04-04 · Melbourne, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14LA268
- **Event ID:** 20140530X42427
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-04-04
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 28.1025, -80.644996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER AIRCRAFT INC
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N642FT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s overpriming of the engine during multiple unsuccessful engine start attempts on an active runway, which resulted in an engine compartment fire.

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