Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 July 1993
Aircraft Type: Cessna T-47A Citation II
Owner/operator: Cessna Aircraft
Registration Number: N12855
Location: Topeka-Forbes Field, KS (FOE) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Cessna Citation aircraftCessna Citation aircraft
Category: Other
A fire occurred in hangar 626 at Topeka-Forbes Field, resulting in the destruction of 13 Cessna Citation aircraft.A fire occurred in hangar 626 at Topeka-Forbes Field, resulting in the destruction of 13 Cessna Citation aircraft.
Description
Hangar 626 at Topeka-Forbes Field was leased by Cessna Aircraft Company for storage of a number of Cessna Citation jets. In July 1993 the owners of the hangar decided to replace the roof of the hangar. During the application of a rubber roof to replace the existing wooden roof, which involved using a propane torch, a fire started which eventually engulfed the hangar and destroyed 13 airplanes.
Primary Cause
Use of a propane torch during the replacement of a wooden roof on the hangar roof.Use of a propane torch during the replacement of a wooden roof on the hangar roof.Share on:
