# NTSB Accident CEN21LA211
> **PIPER PA-28-161** · 2021-05-06 · Spring, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN21LA211
- **Event ID:** 20210510103051
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-05-06
- **Location:** Spring, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.061779, -95.552788
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-161
- **Registration:** N54MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An engine fire that resulted from a fuel leak into the carburetor air box due to the electric fuel pump over-pressurizing the carburetor needle/seat assembly. Contributing to the severity of the fire was the flight instructor’s failure to turn off the electric fuel pump before exiting the airplane.

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