Probable cause
A fuel leak in the engine compartment, which resulted in an engine fire.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, the light sport airplane had recently undergone an engine upgrade. After an initial ground test, the airplane was taxied to the runway for a short test flight. The pilot reported that, as the airplane approached the runway, the engine stopped. Shortly afterward, flames were seen coming from the engine area. The pilot further stated that the fire started and spread so quickly that it had to have been started by a fuel leak. Based on an examination of the damage to the airplane’s engine compartment and the rapid fire progression, it is likely that the engine fire was caused by a fuel leak.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN11LA504 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 22, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Meacham Intl Airport (FTW)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Quasar Acft Co Llc 214SL
- N-number
- N89QL
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.