Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 September 2007
Aircraft Type: Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2
Owner/operator: TBAC LLC
Registration Number: N971TB
Location: Danbury Airport, CT (DXR) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft (specifically, the aircraft involved in the fire)Aircraft (specifically, the aircraft involved in the fire)
Category: Other
A fire occurred at Danbury Airport, CT (DXR), impacting a restaurant and Reliant Air Charter hangar. The fire destroyed several aircraft, including a CJ3 N525EZ, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 N971TB, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo N27438, Piper PA-28-181 Archer N901EE, Piper PA-31P-350 N6081M, Piper PA-28-181 Archer N600BR, Piper PA-28-181 Archer N68918, Taylorcraft DC-65 N36365, and a Beech B95A Travelair N9240Y. The fire resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.A fire occurred at Danbury Airport, CT (DXR), impacting a restaurant and Reliant Air Charter hangar. The fire destroyed several aircraft, including a CJ3 N525EZ, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2 N971TB, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo N27438, Piper PA-28-181 Archer N901EE, Piper PA-31P-350 N6081M, Piper PA-28-181 Archer N600BR, Piper PA-28-181 Archer N68918, Taylorcraft DC-65 N36365, and a Beech B95A Travelair N9240Y. The fire resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.
Description
A fire broke out in a hangar at Danbury Airport, CT (DXR). The hangar housed a restaurant and Reliant Air Charter. Destroyed in the fire were the following aircraft: N525EZ (CJ3), N971TB (Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2), N27438 (Piper PA-31-310 Navajo), N901EE (Smith Aerostar 600A), N6081M (Piper Aerostar 601), N600BR (Piper Aerostar 600), N68918 (Piper Aerostar 600), N36365 (Taylorcraft DC-65), N9240Y (Piper PA-31P-350), N8198P (Piper PA-28-181 Archer), N1549S (Beech B95A Travelair)
Primary Cause
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