KANSAS CITY, KS, USA
N7314V
BELLANCA 17-30
THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ACFT WAS CLEARED TO 'TAKE ANY RUNWAY OR ANY TAXIWAY.' THE PLT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD ON THE AIRPORT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN SOURCE OF FIRE CENTERED AROUND A FUEL LINE EXTENDING FROM A FITTING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE FIREWALL TO A FITTING ON THE BACK OF THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE/FUEL PRESSURE (FLOW) GAUGE. THE ALUMINUM LINE WAS MELTED AWAY BY THE FIRE BUT THE FITTINGS WERE INTACT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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