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Aviation accident ERA16LA183
NONE · PIPER PA 22 · 2016-05-13 · Gallatin, TN, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA16LA183- Event ID
20160516X70808- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-05-13
- Location
- Gallatin, TN, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.373332, -86.408332
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 3
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA 22
- Registration
- N5823Z
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in an inflight fire due to the presence of a bird nest in the engine compartment.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown