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Aviation accident CEN23LA165
NONE · PIPISTREL LSA SRL SINUS · 2023-04-13 · Kingsford, MI, USA
Event
- NTSB number
CEN23LA165- Event ID
20230424107115- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2023-04-13
- Location
- Kingsford, MI, USA
- Coordinates
- 45.818361, -88.114556
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPISTREL LSA SRL
- Model
- SINUS
- Registration
- N413EK
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure the left carburetor bowl cover, which resulted in an engine fire before takeoff.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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