This is what happens when the fire brigade responds too late.
There was fire equipment available, but the fire truck wouldn't start. By the time someone took some extinquishers in his private car to the scene (at the far end of a 900 m long runway), it was already too late. The fire started at the brakes and ignited the fuel tanks somehow. All the passengers escaped in time. The pilot had aborted take-off after noticing smoke. Now, imagine he had crashed it and the doors couldn't get open
no, better not think of that.
I've also seen photos of a burnt out banner-tow plane after crashing while picking up the banner, which didn't work.... the pilot burnt in the plane. It is NOT unusual for GA aircraft to catch fire!
Westy
