# Incident 19791018052979I: Cessna 172N, Pampa, TX, October 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Pampa, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5479° N, 100.9650° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pampa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5479&lon=-100.9650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6553E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6553E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791018052979I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE OBSERVED FROM DOORPOST AREA, PILOT SMELLED FUEL, LANDED. DOORPOST MAP LIGHT WIRE BURNED HOLE IN FUEL LINE.

## Other reports on N6553E (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930627024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930627024749A), Jun 27, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6553E), Griswold, CT, Substantial damage. Encountered forecast IMC, tried to land downwind on nearby airport. Ran off end into trees. Displaced threshold.
- [Incident 19901104056819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104056819I), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 172P (N6553E), Barre/Barree Pl, MA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft on landing rollout. Wing tip of parked aircraft was stuck out from grass taxiway.
- [Accident 19820915046589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820915046589A), Sep 15, 1982: Cessna 172N (N6553E), Hobbs, NM, Substantial damage. Stalled in a steep turnaround to view a leak in a pipeline. Recovered before ground impact but hit a powerline.

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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