Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III, N5319X: Aircraft engine caught fire during refueling - Penn Yan, New York

 

Penn Yan Firefighters responded to the Yates County airport Thursday evening to extinguish a fire in this 2001 Piper.

Penn Yan, N.Y. — The Yates County Fire Investigation Team and the Federal Aviation Administration are working to determine the cause of a fire that damaged a small airplane at the Yates County Airport Thursday evening. 

 At 8:22 p.m. Penn Yan Fire fighters were called to extinguish the blaze that damaged a 2001 Piper owned by Prior Aviation of Buffalo.

The Yates County Sheriff's Office reports the aircraft was flown to Penn Yan by Gary L. Stevens, 69, of Corfu, and his passenger was Kimberty M. Hanley, 28, of Buffalo.

According to information available on flightaware.com, the aircraft left Buffalo Niagara International Airport at 7:32 p.m. and arrived in Penn Yan at 8 p.m.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 5319X        Make/Model: PA28      Description: PA-28, WARRIOR
  Date: 08/03/2012     Time: 0100

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: PENN YAN   State: NY   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING REFUELING. PENN YAN, NY

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Standing      Operation: OTHER


  FAA FSDO: ROCHESTER, NY  (EA23)                 Entry date: 08/03/2012 

http://registry.faa.gov/N5319X