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Interesting discussion --- followed up by an acident report in General
Aviation News, December 24th, 2004 issue.
"Inflight Engine Fire leads to crash that Kills two."
Piper Saratoga II
Woodbury, Conn
2 killed
Destroyed....
Probable Cause: " An Engine fire for undetermined reasons, which resulted
in the loss of control, and the airplane's subsequent impact with the
terrain."
Shame the airplane didn't have a valve to turn off the flow of gasoline to
the engine compartment. They may have made it to a off field landing site,
safely .
Adding checking the valve on preflight makes sense.......and using a very
fine safety wire to the on position as required by the specs, also makes
sense.
Also, is the valve frozen in position ??? seems like a thing to check
once in a while.
Fly Safe - Have Fun
Harry Francis
Elliston, VA
N93530
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