# NTSB Accident ERA17CA295
> **PIPER PA 28-161** · 2017-08-25 · Palatka, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17CA295
- **Event ID:** 20170825X41235
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-25
- **Location:** Palatka, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.658056, -81.689445
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28-161
- **Registration:** N84175
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's overpriming of the engine and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an engine fire.

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