19741020036459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182A · Amelia, OH · October 20, 1974

Date
October 20, 1974
Place
Amelia, OH
Airport
Humphres Gyroport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3895D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI75FEG08
Reported as
Cessna 182A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,400 total1,540 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot primed warm eng which backfired and caught fire when starter was engaged. Owners manual cvrs.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PRIMED WARM ENG WHICH BACKFIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE WHEN STARTER WAS ENGAGED.OWNERS MANUAL CVRS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.