Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 12 September 2007
Aircraft Type: Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3
Owner/operator: Eli’s Bread
Registration Number: N525EZ
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 CJ3, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-28-181 Archer, Beech B95A Travelair, and a Taylorcraft DC-65.Aircraft ? Specifically, the CJ3, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-28-181 Archer, Beech B95A Travelair, and a Taylorcraft DC-65.
Category: Other
A fire occurred at Danbury Airport, CT (DXR), damaging a hangar housing a restaurant and Reliant Air Charter. The fire destroyed several aircraft, including a CJ3 N525EZ, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-28-181 Archer, Beech B95A Travelair, and a Taylorcraft DC-65. The incident resulted in significant damage to the aircraft.A fire occurred at Danbury Airport, CT (DXR), damaging a hangar housing a restaurant and Reliant Air Charter. The fire destroyed several aircraft, including a CJ3 N525EZ, Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Piper PA-28-181 Archer, Beech B95A Travelair, and a Taylorcraft DC-65. The incident 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
Unknown ? Potential ignition source is currently under investigation.Unknown ? Potential ignition source is currently under investigation.Share on:
