# Accident 19741020036459A: Cessna 182A, Amelia, OH, October 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Amelia, OH
- Airport: Humphres Gyroport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 39.0248° N, 84.2216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amelia, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0248&lon=-84.2216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3895D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3895D-1974-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 1,540 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020036459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75FEG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEG08), Oct 20, 1974: Cessna 182 (N3895D), Amelia, OH, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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